Sovereign Soul
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| Released | November 18, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 44:30 | |||
| Label | Fake Four Inc. | |||
| Producer | Factor Chandelier | |||
| Myka 9 & Factor Chandelier chronology | ||||
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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]
Critical reception
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[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]- ^ 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
[edit]- Sovereign Soul at Discogs (list of releases)
- Sovereign Soul at AllMusic
