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The Circus
Hip-Hop · 2020 · 7 tracks · 19m

The Circus

Mick Jenkins

Liquid baritone flows over jazz-inflected beats. Seven tracks of smoke-filled room atmosphere that feel like a rainy night in Chicago.

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It's like a rainy night in Chicago caught in a 20-minute jazz loop.

A sophisticated, nocturnal meditation on social friction and personal clarity.

The Circus · vs · Mick Jenkins
Social Commentary+1.0σ

The writing leans notably further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks · 19m
01
Same Ol
2:10
02
Carefree
3:10
03
The Light
4:25
04
Flaunt
2:21
05
The Fit
2:22
06
I’m Convinced
2:20
07
Different Scales
2:24
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the guitar lick on 'Carefree' feels like it's melting into the drum pocket.
The shift in vocal density during 'The Light' where the atmosphere thickens into a hazy jazz cloud.
The abrupt, punchy rhythmic transitions in 'Different Scales' that close the project with a sense of unresolved tension.
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