Sage Elsesser Explained

Navy Blue
Birth Name:	Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser
Birth Date:	31 January 1997
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.^[1]
Years Active:	2014–present
Origin:	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.^[2]
Module:	Child: yes Country: United States Sport: Skateboarding Event: Street skateboarding Turnedpro: 2014 (age 17)

Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser^[3] (born January 31, 1997), also known as Navy Blue, is an American skateboarder, rapper, record producer, visual artist, and model.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Elsesser has been sponsored by several skater fashion brands including Converse and Supreme, as well as becoming a professional skater in 2014 through skater collective and clothing store Fucking Awesome. Aside from skating and music, he is also a model for various clothing brands and an artist, most notably handling the art direction for Earl Sweatshirt's album I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside in 2015.^[7]

Musical career

2015

In 2015, Elsesser began releasing several EPs under his Navy Blue stage name, in addition to rapping with and producing for the likes of Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, Armand Hammer and Wiki, among many others.

2020-2021: Label founding and studio debut

On February 4, 2020, he founded independent record label Freedom Sounds with the release of his debut studio album Àdá Irin. Elsesser later followed-up with two studio albums; Song of Sage: Post Panic! (2020). and Navy's Reprise (2021).

2022: Quadrilogy

In 2022, Elsesser released a quadrilogy vinyl box set which consisted of Song of Sage: Post Panic!, Gift of Gabriel: Rain’s Reign!, Crypt of Carlos: Onward!, and Arc of Atreyu: Neverending!, with the latter three being set to only exist in their physical form. The album titles all include one of Elsesser's four names.

2023: Def Jam Debut: Ways of Knowing

In 2023, Elsesser signed with Def Jam and released his lead single Chosen on March 10. On March 23, Elsesser's seventh studio album Ways of Knowing was released under his label Freedom Sounds, under exclusive license to Def Jam Recordings. The album featured Zeroh, J Rocc, Kelly Moonstone, Liv.e, Venna, and was fully produced by Budgie.

Discography

Studio albums

• Àdá Irin (2020)^[8]
• Song of Sage: Post Panic! (2020)^[9]
• Navy's Reprise (2021)
• Gift of Gabriel: Rain’s Reign! (2022)
• Crypt of Carlos: Onward! (2022)
• Arc of Atreyu: Neverending! (2022)
• Ways of Knowing (2023)
• Memoirs in Armour (2024)^[10]

Extended plays

• According to the Waterbearer (2015)^[11]
• Lately (2016)^[12]
• April Blue (2017)^[13]
• Soul Golden (2017)^[14]
• Guilt & Sincerity (2017)^[15]
• Navy in Rage (2017)^[16]
• Yvan Wen (2018)^[17]
• Forest Green (2018)^[18]
• From the Heart... (2018)^[19]
• Gangway for Navy (2019)^[20]

Collaborations

• As Above So Below (2021) (with Ankhlejohn)
• True Sky (2021) (with Akai Solo)

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="1"

Year	Album
"Higher Self"	2019	rowspan="1"
"Simultaneously Bleeding"	2020	Àdá Irin
"1491"		Song of Sage: Post Panic
"Chosen"	2023	Ways of Knowing
"Dolla"

As featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="1"

Year	Album
"The Mint"^[21] (Earl Sweatshirt featuring Navy Blue)	2018	Some Rap Songs
"Clout Dracula" (Mach-Hommy featuring Navy Blue, YoungQueenz & Tvoy)	2019
"North Bridge" (Preservation featuring Navy Blue)	2020	Eastern Medicine, Western Illness
"Can't Do This Alone" (Wiki featuring Navy Blue)	2021	Half God
"Nobles" (The Alchemist featuring Earl Sweatshirt & Navy Blue)		This Thing of Ours
"Make Me Wanna" (Babeheaven featuring Navy Blue)	2022	Sink Into Me
"So Tired You Can't Stop Dreaming" (Quelle Chris featuring Navy Blue)		Deathfame

Guest appearances

Title! scope="col"

Year	Artist(s)	Album
"Silky"^[22]	2016	Younger Thug	I Need to Cop a Tesla
"Interviews"^[23]		Frank Ocean	Blonde
"Jeez"^[24]	2018	Younger Thug	Relax Soundwaves18
"Not Today"^[25]		King Carter, MIKE, Adé Hakim	Prisoner of Mind
"Like My Mama"^[26]		MIKE	War in My Pen
"Truth"^[27]	2019	Judah	Called By Name
"Stranger"		Medhane	Own Pace
"Face"	2020	Ovrkast.	Try Again
"Soul at War"		Sideshow	Farley
"TRS"		Medhane	Cold Water
"The Road		Judah	Ten West
"Free All Brothers Locked"		Koncept Jack$on	Thot Rap: Chapter 2
"Ghost"^[28]		Earl Sweatshirt	Feet of Clay (Deluxe Edition)
"Clout Dracula (Remix)"		Mach-Hommy, Your Old Droog, Young Queenz	Mach's Hard Lemonade
"Always and Forever"		demahjiae	And, Such Is Life.
"Surrender"		Chuck Strangers	Too Afraid To Dance
"Portrait"^[29]		Moor Mother, Billy Woods	Brass
"AllRight"	2021	Fly Anakin	Anakin & Friends: Episode 1
"No Doubt"		AKAI SOLO	True Sky
"Pray With An A"		Evidence	Unlearning, Vol. 1
"no sugar"		Medhane	Do the Math
"Anchor"	2022	Nicholas Craven	Craven N 3
"Give Thanks (For Life) (feat. Navy Blue)"		Six Sev	Give Thanks
"Skeletons"		Domo Genesis	Intros, Outros & Interludes
"Portraits"	2023	Alexander Spit	VIGNETTES VOL. 2
"Venision"		Chuck Strangers	The Boys & Girls
"AAU Tournaments"		Blockhead, Billy Woods	The Aux

Production discography

2017

MIKE -

• "Melvin"

Tha God Fahim - Dump Gawd^[30]

• 04. "Samurai's Cup of Tea"

Mach-Hommy - Dump Gawd: Hommy Edition^[31]

• 02. "A Partridge & A Pear Tree" (featuring Tha God Fahim)
• 08. "Mac Flurries" (featuring Heem Stogied)
• 11. "Rorshach's" (featuring Tha God Fahim)

MIKE - May God Bless Your Hustle^[32]

• 02. "Hunger"
• 03. "Armour"

Navy Blue - Navy in Rage

• 01. "Temple//Tomb"
• 02. "Angel-Eyes" (featuring Qeedar)
• 03. "Sundown"
• 04. "Life----Line"

Mach-Hommy - Fete Des Morts AKA Dia De Los Muertos^[33]

• 03. "Embarrassment of Riches"

Cities Aviv -

• "If I Could Hold Your Soul Part II"^[34]

2018

Navy Blue - Yvan Wen

• 01 "Head Full of Braids..."
• 02. "No More..."
• 03. "Detroit..." (featuring Nyku)
• 04. "Give Em Hell..."

Navy Blue - Forest Green

• 01. "Eastbound"
• 02. "War(mth)"
• 03. "All We Know!" (featuring Adé Hakim)

Navy Blue - From the Heart...

• 01. "Machete"
• 02. "Enchantment" (featuring MIKE)
• 03. "Never Thought I'd Be One to Cry Like This"
• 04. "Prayer (Me&You)"
• 05. "Give Love a Try!"
• 06. "Loveship (Empathy)"
• 08. "Green & Brown"

Pink Siifu - Ensley^[35]

• 11. "Stay Sane"

Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs^[36]

• 08. "The Bends"
• 10. "Azucar"

2019

Navy Blue - Gangway for Navy

• 01. "Apprehension"
• 02. "Deathmask..."
• 03. "Can't Take Me"
• 04. "Shine on Me!" (featuring MIKE)
• 05. "I Love You!"
• 06. "Slow Down"
• 07. "Carlos" (featuring MIKE)
• 08. "Separate Ways!"

MIKE - Tears of Joy^[37]

• 20. "Stargazer Pt. 3"

2020

Camden Malik - Spaceship Symphonies^[38]

• 04. "Give Me a Call" (featuring Shawn May as "juneayth.")

Armand Hammer - Shrines^[39]

• 02. "Solarium"
• 12. "Parables" (featuring Akai Solo)
• 13. "Ramesses II" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt, Moor Mother and Fielded)

Moor Mother & Billy Woods - Brass

• 11. "Guinness"

2021

Wiki - Half God^[40]

• 01. "Not Today (Intro)"
• 02. "Roof"
• 03. "Remarkably"
• 04. "Can't Do This Alone" (featuring Navy Blue)
• 05. "Never Fall Off"
• 06. "Drug Supplier" (featuring Jesse James Solomon)
• 07. "Wik tha God"
• 08. "Ego Death"
• 09. "The Business"
• 10. "Home"
• 11. "All I Need" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt)
• 12. "Gas Face" (featuring Remy Banks)
• 13. "The Promised" (featuring MIKE)
• 14. "New Truths"
• 15. "Still Here" (featuring duendita)
• 16. "Grape Soda"

2022

Earl Sweatshirt - Sick!

• 03. "Sick!"

Shane Eagle - Green

• 03. "Moving Spirit"

External links

• Earl Sweatshirt and Sage Elsesser reflect on two decades of friendship - i.D - 08.12.2022

Notes and References

1. Web site: skipping class with skateboarding wunderkind sage elsesser. Sokol. Zach. 2017-02-13. I-D. en-US. 2019-06-21.
2. Web site: Gangway for Navy | Pitchfork. Pitchfork.
3. Web site: An Interview with Sage Elsesser By Earl Sweatshirt. February 10, 2017. Quartersnacks.
4. Web site: Sage Elsesser Skateboarder Profile. SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa. 2019-06-21.
5. Web site: Meet the Stylish Supreme Model Who Had Nothing to Do with That Frank Ocean Song. GQ. 22 February 2017. en. 2019-06-21.
6. Web site: Introducing Supreme/FA team rider Sage Elsesser. X Games. 2019-06-21.
7. Web site: I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside - Earl Sweatshirt | Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic.
8. Web site: Navy Blue Releases Debut Album 'Ada Irin': Stream. February 4, 2020. Tom Breihan. Stereogum. February 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200204225110/https://www.stereogum.com/2072401/stream-navy-blues-new-album-ada-irin/music/album-stream/. February 4, 2020.
9. Web site: Song of Sage: Post Panic! | Pitchfork. Pitchfork.
10. Web site: Navy Blue Announces Memoirs in Armour, Shares Video for New Song: Watch. Pitchfork. Strauss. Matthew. July 26, 2024. August 1, 2024.
11. Web site: Navy Blue / According to the Waterbearer.
12. Web site: Lately.
13. Web site: April blue.
14. Web site: Black Noi$e & Navy Blue - Soul Golden, by Black Noi$e.
15. Web site: Guilt & sincerity.
16. Web site: Navy in rage.
17. Web site: Yvan wen.
18. Web site: Forest green.
19. Web site: From the heart.
20. Web site: Gangway for navy.
21. Web site: Earl Sweatshirt Drops "The Mint," Confirms New Album 'Some Rap Songs' [Update]]. Ross. Alex Robert. November 20, 2018. Noisey. December 15, 2018.
22. Web site: Silky Ft Navy Blue.
23. Web site: Here's the Song by Song Breakdown of Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' Writing Credits. Complex Networks.
24. Web site: Jeez Ft Navy Blue.
25. Web site: PRISONER OF MIND, by King Carter.
26. Web site: War in my Pen, by MIKE.
27. Web site: Truth ft. Navy Blue.
28. 1255272403963387905. earlxsweat. ay man say man Feet of Clay vinyls comin in hot for June 26th in the chinese year of the Rat: 2020. Comes fully loa…. 28 April 2020.
29. Web site: Portrait feat. Navy Blue, by Moor Mother & billy woods.
30. Web site: Dump Gawd, by THA GOD FAHIM.
31. Web site: Mach-Hommy . 2019-07-06 . 2019-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190706045128/https://www.mach-hommy.com/collection/dump-gawd-hommy-edition . dead .
32. Web site: MIKE's May God Bless Your Hustle is an Audio-Motion-Picture Capturing Young Adulthood in New York.
33. Web site: Mach-Hommy . 2019-07-06 . 2019-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190706045127/https://www.mach-hommy.com/collection/fete-des-morts-aka-dia-de-los-muertos-1 . dead .
34. Web site: Cities Aviv - IF I COULD HOLD YOUR SOUL Part II (Prod. By navy blue). YouTube.
35. Web site: Ensley, by Pink Siifu.
36. Some Rap Songs. Earl Sweatshirt. 2018. booklet. Columbia Records. B07KKFK5H6.
37. Web site: Tears of Joy | Pitchfork. Pitchfork.
38. Web site: Spaceship Symphonies. Spotify. 14 February 2020.
39. Web site: Pre-Order Armand Hammer's SHRINES now & check out ShrapKnel's Flechette.
40. Web site: Wiki Announces New Album Produced by Navy Blue, Shares Video for New Song. Pitchfork. 31 August 2021.