Hannicap Circus

Hannicap Circus
Hannicap Circus
Studio album by Bizarre
Released	June 28, 2005
Recorded	2004–05
Studio	Little Big Room Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Area 51 (Detroit and Farmington Hills, MI); 54 Sound (Detroit and Ferndale, MI); Teklab Studios (Cincinnati, OH); FBT Studios (Ferndale, MI); Blakeslee Recording Company (North Hollywood, CA);
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:06:45
Label	Sanctuary Urban
Producer	Bizarre (exec.); Jeremy Geffen (exec.); Max Gousse (exec.); Mathew Knowles (exec.); Eminem; Erick Sermon; Hi-Tek; J Thrill; Jake and the Phatman; Luis Resto; Mike Chav; Mr. Porter; Raphael Saadiq; Ruk; Shea; Sicknotes; Silent Riot; Sol Messiah; TNyce;
Bizarre chronology
Singles from Hannicap Circus
	"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.

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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	44/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The A.V. Club	Unfavorable^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
RapReviews	8/10^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]
The Situation	^[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Public Service Announcement" (skit) (featuring Jeff Bass)			0:26
2.	"Intro" (featuring Young Miles)	Rufus Johnson Richard Garcia Tony Minter	Ruk TNyce	1:38
3.	"Gospel Weed Song"	R. Johnson	Shea	3:35
4.	"Fuck Your Life" (featuring Sindee Syringe)	R. Johnson D. Johnson Denaun Porter Jacque Spears	Mr. Porter	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"	R. Johnson Tony Cottrell	Hi-Tek	2:44
8.	"Rockstar"	R. Johnson Marshall Mathers Luis Resto	Eminem Luis Resto^[a]	3:01
9.	"Ghetto Music" (featuring Swifty McVay, stic.man and King Gordy)	R. Johnson Clayton Gavin	Sicknotes	4:33
10.	"Life Styles" (skit) (featuring Torrey Holloway)			1:22
11.	"I'm So Cool"	R. Johnson Michael Chavarria Timothy Thedford	Mike Chav	4:18
12.	"Porno Bitches" (featuring Devin the Dude and Big Boi)	R. Johnson Devin Copeland Antwan Patton Porter	Mr. Porter	4:38
13.	"Crush on You"	R. Johnson Ernest Franklin, Jr.	Sol Messiah	2:54
14.	"Bad Day"	R. Johnson Willie Albert Goodman Christopher Jasper Ernie Isley Harry Ray Marvin Isley O'Kelly Isley Jr. O'Shea Jackson Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley Sylvia Robinson	Erick Sermon	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	Raphael Saadiq Jake and the Phatman^[b]	3:46
20.	"Nuthin' at All" (featuring Swifty McVay, Kuniva, Kon Artis and Proof of D12)	R. Johnson Porter Von Carlisle Ondre Moore DeShaun Holton	Mr. Porter	4:28
Total length:				1:06:45

Japan bonus track^[10]
No.	Title	Length
21.	"Scooby Doo" (featuring Sindee Syringe)	2:42
Total length:		1:09:27

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
^{^[b]} signifies a co-producer.
On the edited version, all skits were cut and it left only 17 tracks. Also all profanity was blanked on the edited version with the exception of "Fuck Your Life", which allegedly contained backmasking.
Dion provides additional vocals on tracks 7 and 18.
Mr. Porter provides additional vocals on track 12.
Shaphan "MAESTRO" Williams provides additional vocals on track 13.

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Bizarre - Hannicap Circus (2005, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Reviews for Hannicap Circus by Bizarre". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Jeffries, David. "Hannicap Circus - Bizarre". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Rabin, Nathan (July 27, 2005). "Hannicap Circus". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Lynskey, Dorian (June 24, 2005). "CD: Bizarre, Hannicap Circus". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Juon, Steve 'Flash' (June 28, 2005). "Feature for June 28, 2005 - Bizarre's "Hannicap Circus"". RapReviews. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
^ Hoard, Christian; Ringen, Jonathan (June 30, 2005). "Hannicap Circus : Review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on July 14, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Sajjid, Usman. "Bizarre - Hannicap Circus". The Situation. Archived from the original on December 4, 2005. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
^ Spin (July 2005). "Breakdown". Spin. 21 (7). Spin Media LLC: 104. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
^ "Bizarre - Hannicap Circus (2005, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 30.
^ "Lescharts.com – Bizarre – Hanni Cap Circus". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Bizarre Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Bizarre Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Bizarre Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2020.

External links

Hannicap Circus at Discogs (list of releases)

[Discogs-1] "Bizarre - Hannicap Circus (2005, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved June 7, 2022.

[Metacritic-2] "Reviews for Hannicap Circus by Bizarre". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2015.

[AM-3] Jeffries, David. "Hannicap Circus - Bizarre". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2015.

[AVClub-4] Rabin, Nathan (July 27, 2005). "Hannicap Circus". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.

[Guardian-5] Lynskey, Dorian (June 24, 2005). "CD: Bizarre, Hannicap Circus". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2015.

[RR-6] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (June 28, 2005). "Feature for June 28, 2005 - Bizarre's "Hannicap Circus"". RapReviews. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2015.

[RS-7] Hoard, Christian; Ringen, Jonathan (June 30, 2005). "Hannicap Circus : Review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on July 14, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2015.

[Situation-8] Sajjid, Usman. "Bizarre - Hannicap Circus". The Situation. Archived from the original on December 4, 2005. Retrieved August 30, 2015.

[Spin-9] Spin (July 2005). "Breakdown". Spin. 21 (7). Spin Media LLC: 104. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved January 15, 2019.

[Discogs_Japan-10] "Bizarre - Hannicap Circus (2005, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved June 7, 2022.

[aus-11] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 30.

[ac_France_Bizarre-12] "Lescharts.com – Bizarre – Hanni Cap Circus". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2020.

[ac_UK2_-13] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 24, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Bizarre-14] "Bizarre Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Bizarre-15] "Bizarre Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRap_Bizarre-16] "Bizarre Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2020.

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v t e Bizarre
Discography D12 discography
Solo albums	Hannicap Circus (2005) Blue Cheese & Coney Island (2007) Friday Night at St. Andrews (2010)
Extended plays	Attack of the Weirdos (1998)
Collaborative albums	Taking Lives (with Fury) (2013) Last American Rock Stars (with King Gordy) (2018)
Singles	"Rockstar"
Related articles	D12 L.A.R.S.

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