The Circus (EP)

The Circus is an extended play by American rapper Mick Jenkins. It was released on January 10, 2020 via Free Nation/Cinematic Music Group. Composed of seven tracks, production was handled by eleven record producers, including Black Milk and Hit-Boy. It features a guest appearance from Atlanta-based hip hop duo EarthGang.[1]

The Circus
EP by
Mick Jenkins
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
GenreHip hop
Label
Producer
  • Beat Butcha
  • Bizness Boi
  • Black Milk
  • Chirashe
  • Coop The Truth
  • Da-P
  • DJ FU
  • Fortune
  • C.H.O.P.
  • Hit-Boy
  • IAMNOBODI
  • Martin $ky
Mick Jenkins chronology
Pieces of a Man
(2018)		 The Circus
(2020)

Singles and promotion

On January 3, 2020, "Carefree" produced by Black Milk was released, supported by a music video, as he announced the EP.[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash Music8/10[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
HipHopDX3.9/5[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork6.7/10[8]

The Circus received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78, based on 5 reviews.[3]

Track listing
The Circus track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Same Ol"Hit-Boy2:10
2."Carefree"Black Milk3:10
3."The Light" (featuring EarthGang)IAMNOBODI4:24
4."Flaunt"Da-P2:21
5."The Fit"
  • Bizness Boi
  • Fortune
  • Coop The Truth
2:22
6."I'm Convinced"
  • DJ FU
  • C.H.O.P.
  • Beat Butcha
2:20
7."Different Scales"
  • Martin $ky
  • Chirashe
2:24

References
  1. Dachs, Paul. "Mick Jenkins Announces 'The Circus' Album". HipHopDX.
  2. "Mick Jenkins drops "'Carefree" music video". The Fader.
  3. "Critic Reviews for The Circus [EP] by Mick Jenkins". Metacritic. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  4. Hawthorne, Sade (January 10, 2020). "Mick Jenkins - The Circus". CLASH. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  5. Mullin, Kyle (January 10, 2020). "Mick Jenkins The Circus". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  6. Svetz, Josh (January 14, 2020). "Review: Mick Jenkins Delivers Soothing Vibes On 'The Circus' EP". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  7. Williams, Kyann-Sian (January 10, 2020). "Mick Jenkins – 'The Circus' EP review". NME. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  8. Van Nguyen, Dean (January 16, 2020). "Mick Jenkins: The Circus EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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