Hannicap Circus

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Hannicap Circus
Bizarre Hannicap Circus Album.jpg
Studio album by
Bizarre
ReleasedJune 28, 2005
Recorded2004–05
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length1:06:45
Label Sanctuary Urban
Producer
Bizarre chronology
Attack of the Weirdos
(1997)		Hannicap Circus
(2005)		 Blue Cheese & Coney Island
(2007)
Singles from Hannicap Circus
  1. "Rockstar"
    Released: June 20, 2005

Hannicap Circus is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Bizarre. It was released on June 28, 2005 via Sanctuary Urban. Production was handled by several record producers, including Hi-Tek, Mr. Porter, Eminem and Erick Sermon. It features guest appearances from D12, Young Miles, Big Boi, Devin the Dude, Dion Jenkins, Fatt Father, King Gordy, Obie Trice, Raphael Saadiq, stic.man, Sindee Syringe, and Torrey Holloway.

Contents

Hannicap Circus is a huge reflection of Bizarre's rap persona and stage presence and yet many of the songs carry important subject matter, a bit of Bizarre's past and talking about the state of hip-hop. The album peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200, selling 21,000 copies for the first week. It spawned only one single: "Rockstar".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 44/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club Unfavorable [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
RapReviews8/10 [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The SituationStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin C− [9]

Hannicap Circus received mixed reviews from music critics who were less than enthusiastic with Bizarre's brand of humor and drama. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 44, based on 8 reviews. [2]

AllMusic's David Jeffries praised the album for its beats and lyrical content that were more akin to a better produced Insane Clown Posse, calling it "solid, filthy, fun, and everything else that you'd want from a less nimble Kool Keith". [3] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews found Bizarre's brand of demented shock humor entertaining and is complemented with appropriate production and a cast of equally game featured artists, concluding that "for fans of D12 and/or Hunter S. Thompson, Hannicap Circus is one crazy trip through the mind of a lunatic". [6]

Usman Sajjid of The Situation felt that the material was hampered by the beats and lyricism lacking energy, concluding that "With a moderate effort from D12’s Bizarre, 'Hannicap Circus' may have just exceeded expectations of rap listeners not expecting a strong album". [8] Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian said that the album had potential to be a competent horrorcore effort but was weighted down by Bizarre wanting it to be both humorous and dramatic with neither side fully delivering, concluding that "Hannicap Circus is the last thing you'd expect from a fat, shower-cap-wearing, nipple-rubbing son of a bitch: boring". [5] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club heavily criticized Bizarre for his monotonous delivery over subject matter that fails to gain laughs, saying "anyone who doesn't find the topics of pedophilia, drug abuse, or incest innately hilarious will find Hannicap Circus rough going". [4]

Soundtrack

"Gospel Weed Song" is featured during the credits of Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay .

Track listing

Credits adapted from Discogs. [1]

Hannicap Circus standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Public Service Announcement" (skit) (featuring Jeff Bass)  0:26
2."Intro" (featuring Young Miles)
  • Ruk
  • TNyce
1:38
3."Gospel Weed Song"
  • R. Johnson
  • Shea
3:35
4."Fuck Your Life" (featuring Sindee Syringe)
4:29
5."Fat Father" (skit) (featuring Fatt Father)  1:46
6."Let the Record Skip" (featuring Young Miles)
  • R. Johnson
  • Garcia
  • Minter
  • Ruk
  • TNyce
2:45
7."I'm In Love Witchu"
2:44
8."Rockstar"
3:01
9."Ghetto Music" (featuring Swifty McVay, stic.man and King Gordy)
  • Sicknotes
4:33
10."Life Styles" (skit) (featuring Torrey Holloway)  1:22
11."I'm So Cool"
  • Mike Chav
4:18
12."Porno Bitches" (featuring Devin the Dude and Big Boi)
  • Mr. Porter
4:38
13."Crush on You"
  • R. Johnson
  • Ernest Franklin, Jr.
  • Sol Messiah
2:54
14."Bad Day"
5:08
15."I Need a Friend"
  • R. Johnson
  • Shaphan Williams
  • Silent Riot
2:57
16."One Chance"
  • R. Johnson
  • Brian Armstead
  • Spears
  • J Thrill
4:03
17."Hip Hop" (featuring Eminem)
  • R. Johnson
  • Mathers
  • Cottrell
  • Hi-Tek
4:31
18."Doctor Doctor" (featuring Obie Trice and Dion)
  • R. Johnson
  • Cottrell
  • Hi-Tek
3:43
19."Coming Home" (featuring Kuniva and Raphael Saadiq)
  • Robert Ozuna*, Jake And The Phatman*, Raphael Saadiq, Taura Jackson*, V. Carlisle*, Yavonne Stinson
3:46
20."Nuthin' at All" (featuring Swifty McVay, Kuniva, Kon Artis and Proof of D12)
  • Mr. Porter
4:28
Total length:1:06:45
Japan bonus track [10]
No.TitleLength
21."Scooby Doo" (featuring Sindee Syringe)2:42
Total length:1:09:27

Notes

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [11] 67
French Albums (SNEP) [12] 184
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 43
US Billboard 200 [14] 48
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [15] 26
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [16] 12

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