Sovereign Soul

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]

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)

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