Sovereign Soul

Sovereign Soul
Studio album by Myka 9 & Factor Chandelier
Released	November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	44:30
Label	Fake Four Inc.
Producer	Factor 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

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

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. 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. 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.

External links

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