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Birth name | Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. [1] | January 31, 1997
Origin | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. [2] |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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Country | United States |
Sport | Skateboarding |
Event | Street skateboarding |
Turned pro | 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]
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.
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).
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.
In 2023, Elsesser signed with Def Jam Recordings 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. [8]
Title | Year | Album |
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"Higher Self" | 2019 | Non-album single |
"Simultaneously Bleeding" | 2020 | Àdá Irin |
"1491" | Song of Sage: Post Panic! | |
"Chosen" | 2023 | Ways of Knowing |
"Dolla" | Non-album single |
Title | Year | Album |
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"The Mint" [22] (Earl Sweatshirt featuring Navy Blue) | 2018 | Some Rap Songs |
"Clout Dracula" (Mach-Hommy featuring Navy Blue, YoungQueenz & Tvoy) | 2019 | Non-album single |
"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 |
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Silky" [23] | 2016 | Younger Thug | I Need to Cop a Tesla |
"Interviews" [24] | Frank Ocean | Blonde | |
"Jeez" [25] | 2018 | Younger Thug | Relax Soundwaves18 |
"Not Today" [26] | King Carter, MIKE, Adé Hakim | Prisoner of Mind | |
"Like My Mama" [27] | MIKE | War in My Pen | |
"Truth" [28] | 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" [29] | 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" [30] | 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 |
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