Circus (rapper)

American 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

Musical artist

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

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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

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See also: Shape Shifters discography

### Albums

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

### Guest appearances

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* 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

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

## References

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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

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* Circus on Mush Records
* Circus discography at Discogs

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