Navy Blue

[Grind King Rims]

Seems like there isn't a megathread for Sage Elsesser's hip-hop music, Navy Blue. Feels like he's just getting started but he actually has loads of music from the past couple of years.

Between 2017 and 2018 he put out 5 EPs/Albums on soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/navybluethewaterbearer/albums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8RpbIATy-4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Zaxz_arjg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuiKOBY5tOc

Put out this full length earlier this year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g64s3vLtehw

The newer releases seem more official and he's got work with Yasiin Bey, Preservation, Ka and Earl. Really good company.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmPO_6KeitI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cSGiilhwbU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMnJvSECd9Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV2orp87EnE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4caTCHR4xo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SPxdR4WKRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRPJTSzC2QY

It's chill enough. Nothing mind blowing, sounds a lot like Mike and Earl's newer stuff, but I'll take this over Nak's rapping 10 times out of 10. Probably already the best pro skater turned rapper.

[Grind King Rims]

Oh and he just put out a full album on streaming platforms at the end of December, seems like.

https://navybluethetruest.bandcamp.com/album/song-of-sage-post-panic

[fredgallSOTY]

ive really enjoyed his output
agree with ur best skater-rapper claim
he actually has a pretty viable future in this, significant amount of non-skaters really like his music

[urbneathme]

he might be the only skater musician that doesn’t actively benefit from his skate career. he’s kept both seemingly at arm’s length for a reason, and i think it’s a benefit. he’s not good for a skater. he’s legit.

[Grind King Rims]

he might be the only skater musician that doesn’t actively benefit from his skate career. he’s kept both seemingly at arm’s length for a reason, and i think it’s a benefit. he’s not good for a skater. he’s legit.

Yeah totally agree.

[Grind King Rims]

I heard he was doing production for Mach Hommy too. Like I said, he's in really good company.

[Grind King Rims]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQoKO_v93g0

Navy Blue on the lead single for Alchemist new album