Sage Elsesser

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 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.

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 quadrilogy vinyl box set 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 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 Zeroh, J Rocc, Kelly Moonstone, Liv.e, Venna, and was fully produced by Budgie.