''Sovereign Soul'' is a collaborative studio album by American rapper

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and Canadian producer

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. It was released on

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in 2012. Music videos were created for "You Are Free" and "Mind Heights".

Critical reception

Thomas Quinlan of ''

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'' gave the album a 9 out of 10, saying: "While Myka and Factor demonstrated their chemistry three years ago on previous collaboration ''

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'', ''Sovereign Soul'' distills that connection into an even better release." Meanwhile, Adam Maylone of ''

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'' 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".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– vocals *

– 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 Julio Francisco "Ceschi" Ramos (born July 24, 1981), better known as Ceschi Ramos, or simply as Ceschi (pronounced "chess-key"), is an American hip hop musician based in New Haven, Connecticut. He is a co-founder of Fake Four Inc. He won the Con ...

– vocals (3) *

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– 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) *

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– 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

External links

* * {{Authority control 2012 albums Myka 9 albums Fake Four Inc. albums Albums produced by Factor (producer)