Sage Elsesser

Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser[3] (born January 31, 1997), also known as Navy Blue, is a regular-footed American skateboarder, rapper, record producer, artist, and model.[4][5][6]

Sage Elsesser
Born
Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser

(1997-01-31) January 31, 1997
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Other namesNavy Blue
Occupation
  • Skateboarder
  • rapper
  • record producer
  • artist
  • model
Years active2009–present
Navy Blue
OriginBrooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.[2]
GenresHip hop
Instruments
  • Vocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsFreedom Sounds
Associated acts
Sage Elsesser
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSkateboarding
Event(s)Street skateboarding
Turned pro2014

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. From 2015 to 2019, he released several short experimental hip hop EPs under his Navy Blue stage name, in addition to rapping with and producing for the likes of Earl Sweatshirt, among other experimental rappers such as Mach-Hommy and Slums collective members MIKE, King Carter, and Adé Hakim. Elsesser then released his debut studio album, Àdá Irin, on February 4, 2020, through his newly founded independent record label Freedom Sounds. Aside from skating and music, Elsesser 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]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Àdá Irin (2020)[8]

Extended plays
  • According to the Waterbearer (2015)[9]
  • Lately (2016)[10]
  • April Blue (2017)[11]
  • Soul Golden (with Black Noi$e) (2017)[12]
  • Guilt & Sincerity (2017)[13]
  • Navy in Rage (2017)[14]
  • Yvan Wen (2018)[15]
  • Forest Green (2018)[16]
  • From the Heart... (2018)[17]
  • Gangway for Navy (2019)[18]

Singles

As lead artist
List of singles, with year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Higher Self" 2019 Non-album single
"Simultaneously Bleeding" 2020 Àdá Irin
List of singles, with year released and album name
Title Year Album
"The Mint"[19]
(Earl Sweatshirt featuring Navy Blue)		 2018 Some Rap Songs

Guest appearances
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Silky"[20] 2016 Younger Thug I Need to Cop a Tesla
"Interviews"[21] Frank Ocean Blonde
"Jeez"[22] 2018 Younger Thug Relax Soundwaves18
"Not Today"[23] King Carter, MIKE, Adé Hakim Prisoner of Mind
"Like My Mama"[24] MIKE War in My Pen
"Truth"[25] 2019 Judah Called By Name
"Ghost"[26] 2020 Earl Sweatshirt Feet of Clay

Production discography

2017
MIKE -
  • "Melvin"
Tha God Fahim - Dump Gawd[27]
  • 04. "Samurai's Cup of Tea" (produced with Black Noi$e)
Mach-Hommy - Dump Gawd: Hommy Edition[28]
  • 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[29]
  • 02. "Hunger" (produced with Austin Williamson)
  • 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[30]
  • 03. "Embarrasment of Riches"
Cities Aviv -
  • "If I Could Hold Your Soul Part II"[31]

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[32]
  • 11. "Stay Sane"
Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs[33]
  • 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[34]
  • 20. "Stargazer Pt. 3"

2020
Armand Hammer - Shrines[35]
  • 02. "Solarium"
  • 12. "Parables" (featuring Akai Solo)
  • 13. "Ramesses II" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt, Moor Mother and Fielded) (produced with Andrew Broder)

References
  1. Sokol, Zach (2017-02-13). "skipping class with skateboarding wunderkind sage elsesser". I-D. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  2. https://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/navy-blue-gangway-for-navy/amp/
  3. https://quartersnacks.com/2017/02/an-interview-with-sage-elsesser/
  4. "Sage Elsesser Skateboarder Profile". SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  5. Nast, Condé. "Meet the Stylish Supreme Model Who Had Nothing to Do with That Frank Ocean Song". GQ. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  6. "Introducing Supreme/FA team rider Sage Elsesser". X Games. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  7. https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-dont-like-shit-i-dont-go-outside-mw0002837117/credits
  8. Tom Breihan (February 4, 2020). "Navy Blue Releases Debut Album 'Ada Irin': Stream". Stereogum. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  9. https://soundcloud.com/navybluethewaterbearer/sets/according-to-navy-blue%5B%5D
  10. https://soundcloud.com/navybluethewaterbearer/sets/lately%5B%5D
  11. https://soundcloud.com/navybluethewaterbearer/sets/april-blue%5B%5D
  12. https://blackxnoise.bandcamp.com/album/black-noi-e-navy-blue-soul-golden%5B%5D
  13. https://soundcloud.com/navybluethewaterbearer/sets/guilt-sincerity%5B%5D
  14. https://soundcloud.com/navybluethewaterbearer/sets/navy-in-rage%5B%5D
  15. https://soundcloud.com/navybluethewaterbearer/sets/yvan-wen%5B%5D
  16. https://soundcloud.com/navybluethewaterbearer/sets/forest-green%5B%5D
  17. https://soundcloud.com/navybluethewaterbearer/sets/from-the-heart%5B%5D
  18. https://soundcloud.com/navybluethewaterbearer/sets/gangway-for-navy%5B%5D
  19. Ross, Alex Robert (November 20, 2018). "Earl Sweatshirt Drops "The Mint," Confirms New Album 'Some Rap Songs' [Update]". Noisey. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  20. https://www.soundcloud.com/youngerthug1/silky-ft-navy-blue
  21. https://www.complex.com/music/2016/09/frank-ocean-blonde-writing-credits-ascap
  22. https://www.soundcloud.com/youngerthug1/jeez-ft-navy-blue
  23. https://kingcarter.bandcamp.com/album/prisoner-of-mind
  24. https://mikelikesrap.bandcamp.com/album/war-in-my-pen
  25. https://www.soundcloud.com/jjudahh/truth-ft-navy-blue
  26. https://www.twitter.com/earlxsweat/status/1255272403963387905
  27. https://thagodfahim.bandcamp.com/album/dump-gawd
  28. https://www.mach-hommy.com/collection/dump-gawd-hommy-edition
  29. https://www.thefader.com/2017/06/22/mike-may-god-bless-your-hustle-interview/amp
  30. https://www.mach-hommy.com/collection/fete-des-morts-aka-dia-de-los-muertos-1
  31. https://soundcloud.com/cities-aviv/if-i-could-hold-your-soul-part-ii-prod-by-navy-blue
  32. https://ronee.bandcamp.com/album/ensley-2
  33. Some Rap Songs (booklet). Earl Sweatshirt. Columbia Records. 2018. B07KKFK5H6.CS1 maint: others (link)
  34. https://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mike-tears-of-joy/amp/
  35. https://mailchi.mp/backwoodzstudioz/shrines-preorders-shrapknel-flechette
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