[2] Kingsley Marshall of AllMusic 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.

[4] The New York Times included it on the year-end "Worthwhile Albums Most People Missed" list.

[6] In 2010, Ali Maloney of The Skinny described the album as "a critical textbook for anyone with delusions of performance poetry.

"[7] In 2011, Blake 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.

"[8] All tracks are written by Boom Bip and DoseoneCredits adapted from liner notes.