Circus (rapper)

Circus
Birth name	Marcus Aureli
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1998-present
Labels	Mush Records
Member of	Shape Shifters

Marcus Aureli,[1] better known by his stage name Circus, is an American rapper based in Los Angeles, California. He is a member of Shape Shifters.[2]

Career

Circus released Gawd Bless the Faceless Cowards, a collaborative album with producer Andre Afram Asmar, on Mush Records in 2004.[3] Allmusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars,[4] while Exclaim! described it as "a good album that might be Circus's most accessible release to date".[5]

Discography

See also: Shape Shifters discography

Albums

• Gangstahz fo Gawd (2002)
• Bootlegs (2003)
• Gawd Bless the Faceless Cowards (2004) with Andre Afram Asmar

Guest appearances

• Omid - "Farmers Market of the Beast" from Beneath the Surface (1998)
• Three Eyed Cowz - "Broken Chain Shifters" from The Evil Cow Burger (1998)
• The Mind Clouders - "Unraveling" from Fake It Until You Make It (1999)
• Greenthink - "Circus Sells Lojak Doortadoor" from Blindfold (1999)
• 2Mex - Words Knot Music (2000)
• Daddy Kev - "This Stuff's Really Wacko" from Lost Angels (2001)
• Busdriver & Radioinactive with Daedelus - "Barely Music" from The Weather (2003)

Compilation appearances

• "Holy Shit!" from Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop (2000)

References

1. "Circus". Allmusic. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
2. Chadwicked. "Andre Afram Asmar - Gawd Bless The Faceless Cowards (vs Circus)". Tiny Mix Tapes.
3. Stillman, Nick (March 8, 2008). "Album Review: Circus vs. Andre Afram Asmar - Gawd Bless the Faceless Cowards". Prefix.
4. Jeffries, David. "Gawd Bless the Faceless Crowds - Circus". Allmusic.
5. Quinlan, Thomas (October 2004). "Circus vs. Andre Afram Asmar - Gawd Bless the Soulless Cowards". Exclaim!.

External links

• Circus on Mush Records
• Circus discography at Discogs