''Circle'' is a collaborative studio album by

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. It was originally released via

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on August 1, 2000. In Europe, it was re-released via

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on May 27, 2002.

Critical reception

Kingsley Marshall of

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gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Boom's otherworldly production and sense of the epic match the rapid-fire delivery of Dose blow for blow -- though occasionally the lyrics come so quickly that lines have to be spun simultaneously through different speakers." Thomas Quinlan of ''

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'' called it "one of the greatest contemporary hip-hop albums". ''

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'' included it on the year-end "Worthwhile Albums Most People Missed" list. In 2010, Ali Maloney of '' The Skinny'' described the album as "a critical textbook for anyone with delusions of performance poetry." In 2011, Black Gillespie of '' Impose'' said, "''Circle'' remains one of the most daring and challenging records from the early Aughts, predating Anticon's 'advanced hip hop' era."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– performance, production *

– performance, production * Robert Curcio – additional production * Tony Franklin – drums (19) * Tony Luensman – alternative instrumentation (21) * Mark Fox – puppets * Hiro Matsuo – photography

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2000 albums Boom Bip albums Doseone albums Mush Records albums The Leaf Label albums Collaborative albums