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Sovereign Soul
Studio album by
Myka 9 & Factor Chandelier
ReleasedNovember 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)
GenreHip hop
Length44:30
LabelFake Four Inc.
ProducerFactor Chandelier
Myka 9 & Factor Chandelier chronology
Sovereign Soul
(2012) 		Famous Future Time Travel
(2015)

Sovereign Soul is a collaborative studio album by American rapper Myka 9 and Canadian producer Factor Chandelier. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2012. Music videos were created for "You Are Free"[1] and "Mind Heights".[2]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!9/10[3]
L.A. Recordfavorable[4]
Okayplayerfavorable[5]
PopMatters[6]
RapReviews.com7/10[7]

Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! gave the album a 9 out of 10, saying: "While Myka and Factor demonstrated their chemistry three years ago on previous collaboration 1969, Sovereign Soul distills that connection into an even better release."[3] Meanwhile, Adam Maylone of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, calling it "one of the most experimental hip hop records I've had the pleasure of hearing in 2012".[6]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Sovereign Soul"3:42
2."You Are Free"2:40
3."Bask in These Rays" (featuring Astronautalis and Ceschi)4:04
4."Hard Hit"3:40
5."Ode to Cosmosis" (featuring Abstract Rude, Freewill, and Moka Only)3:17
6."Mind Heights"3:14
7."Sexy to the Beat"3:04
8."Heaven Up" (featuring Johanna Phraze and Jnatural)3:46
9."Bless Me Out" (featuring Jah Orah)3:50
10."Zo Oh Owe Ning" (featuring Charli Rose)3:57
11."5 Mikes" (featuring Open Mike Eagle, Mykill Miers, Mic King, and Myk Mansun)4:01
12."Indigenous Areas" (featuring Erule)2:31
13."In So Far as We Know"2:44

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Myka 9 – vocals
  • Factor Chandelier – turntables, production, mixing
  • Enver Hampton – bass guitar, additional synthesizer (3)
  • Levitron – violin (1, 6), guitar (3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13)
  • Kwasi Adisi – trumpet (2, 10)
  • Astronautalis – vocals (3)
  • Ceschi – vocals (3)
  • Abstract Rude – vocals (5)
  • Freewill – vocals (5)
  • Moka Only – vocals (5)
  • Johanna Phraze – vocals (8)
  • Jnatural – vocals (8)
  • Josef Leimberg – horns (8)
  • Jah Orah – vocals (9)
  • Charli Rose – vocals (10)
  • Open Mike Eagle – vocals (11)
  • Mykill Miers – vocals (11)
  • Mic King – vocals (11)
  • Myk Mansun – vocals (11)
  • Erule – vocals (12)
  • Jeff Smothers – mastering
  • Rachel VonCookie – photography
  • 319 – design, illustration

References[edit]

  1. ^ Martin, Andrew (October 23, 2012). "Myka 9 & Factor – "You Are Free" (Potholes Video Premiere)". Potholes in My Blog. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Bacher, Danielle (November 8, 2012). "Doing Drugs, Lots of Drugs, With Myka 9". LA Weekly. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Quinlan, Thomas (November 13, 2012). "Myka 9 and Factor - Sovereign Soul". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  4. ^ Collins, D. M. (November 16, 2012). "Myka 9 and Factor: Sovereign Soul". L.A. Record. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  5. ^ Greenberg, Rachel (January 7, 2013). "Myka 9 and Factor". Okayplayer. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Maylone, Adam (January 16, 2013). "Myka 9 & Factor: Sovereign Soul". PopMatters. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "Myka 9 & Factor :: Sovereign Soul :: Fake Four Inc". RapReviews.com. February 26, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

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