Sovereign Soul

Sovereign Soul

Studio album by

Myka 9 & Factor Chandelier

Released

November 18, 2012

Genre

Hip hop

Length

44:30

Myka 9 & Factor Chandelier chronology

Sovereign Soul
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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]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	9/10^[3]
L.A. Record	favorable^[4]
Okayplayer	favorable^[5]
PopMatters	^[6]
RapReviews.com	7/10^[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

No.	Title	Length
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

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

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

External links

Sovereign Soul at Discogs (list of releases)
Sovereign Soul at AllMusic

v t e Factor Chandelier
Studio albums	13 Stories (A Prelude) (2010) Lawson Graham (2010) Woke Up Alone (2013)
with Paranoid Castle	Champagne Nightmares (2011) Welcome to Success (2014)
with Awol One	Only Death Can Kill You (2007) Owl Hours (2009) The Landmark (2011)
with Myka 9	1969 (2009) Sovereign Soul (2012)

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