Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser (born January 31, 1997), also known as Navy Blue, is an American skateboarder, rapper, record producer, visual artist, and model. 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

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's album '' I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside'' in 2015.

Musical career

2015-19

In 2015, Elsesser began releasing several

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under his Navy Blue

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, in addition to rapping with and producing for the likes of

, MIKE,

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and

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, among many others.

2020-2021: Label founding and first three albums

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 ''Saga of Sage'' quadrilogy vinyl boxset 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.

2023-24: Signing to Def Jam, ''Ways of Knowing'' and ''Memoirs in Armour''

In 2023, Elsesser signed with

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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 guest appearances from Zeroh, J Rocc, Kelly Moonstone, Liv.e and Venna; and was fully produced by Budgie. A year later, Navy Blue released his eighth album ''Memoirs in Armour'' on August 2. The project was recorded within the last two months prior to release, after being dropped from Def Jam.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Àdá Irin'' (2020) * ''Song of Sage: Post Panic!'' (2020) * ''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)

Extended plays

* ''According to the Waterbearer'' (2015) * ''Lately'' (2016) * ''April Blue'' (2017) * ''Soul Golden'' (2017) * ''Guilt & Sincerity'' (2017) * ''Navy in Rage'' (2017) * ''Yvan Wen'' (2018) * ''Forest Green'' (2018) * ''From the Heart...'' (2018) * ''Gangway for Navy'' (2019)

Collaborations

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

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Production discography

2017

; MIKE - * "Melvin" ;Tha God Fahim - ''Dump Gawd'' * 04. "Samurai's Cup of Tea" ; Mach-Hommy - ''Dump Gawd: Hommy Edition'' * 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'' * 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'' * 03. "Embarrassment of Riches" ; Cities Aviv - * "If I Could Hold Your Soul Part II"

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'' * 11. "Stay Sane" ;

- ''

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'' * 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'' * 20. "Stargazer Pt. 3"

2020

;Camden Malik - ''Spaceship Symphonies'' * 04. "Give Me a Call" (featuring Shawn May as "juneayth.") ;

- ''

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'' * 02. "Solarium" * 12. "Parables" (featuring Akai Solo) * 13. "Ramesses II" (featuring

, Moor Mother and Fielded) ;Moor Mother & Billy Woods - ''Brass'' * 11. "Guinness"

2021

;

- '' Half God'' * 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

) * 12. "Gas Face" (featuring

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) * 13. "The Promised" (featuring MIKE) * 14. "New Truths" * 15. "Still Here" (featuring duendita) * 16. "Grape Soda"

2022

;

- '' Sick!'' * 03. "Sick!" ; Shane Eagle - ''Green'' * 03. "Moving Spirit"

References

External links

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