Circus (rapper)

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]

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

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)