Sage Elsesser

Early life Sage Gabriel Carlos Atreyu Elsesser grew up in Los Angeles, California.

Elsesser attended a boarding school in East Hampton, New York at age 13. Following the virality of Cherry, he joined Fucking Awesome, a skate brand formed by Jason Dill and Anthony Van Engelen.

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 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.

2025–present: The Sword & the Soaring and Sir Render In late 2025, Navy Blue released his ninth album, The Sword & the Soaring. The 44-minute album, which features a guest appearance by fellow American rapper Earl Sweatshirt, received universal acclaim for its production, themes, and songwriting. A follow-up album, Sir Render, was released in June 2026.

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) The Sword & the Soaring (2025) Sir Render (2026)

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 + List of singles, with year released and album name Title Year Album "The Mint" (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 + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Artist(s) Album "Silky" 2016 Younger Thug I Need to Cop a Tesla "Interviews" Frank Ocean Blonde "Jeez" 2018 Younger Thug Relax Soundwaves18 "Not Today" King Carter, MIKE, Adé Hakim Prisoner of Mind "Like My Mama" MIKE War in My Pen "Truth" 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" 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" 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 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"

Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs 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.")

Armand Hammer - Shrines 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 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"