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]
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]
Title 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
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
^ 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 .