Navy Blue’s new album, Sir Render, arrives in the present day. Narrated by his cousin, the late actor James Earl Jones, options the rapper’s childhood good friend Earl Sweatshirt, Armand Hammer, and Mike Shabb. The music “Circa” additionally features a posthumous verse from Navy Blue’s mentor, Brownsville rapper Ka. Try the album cowl and a full monitor listing under.
The Brooklyn rapper, AKA Sage Elsesser, produced a number of songs on Sir Render and in addition tapped the Alchemist, Jason Wool, Shungu, and extra for beats. In a press assertion, Sage Elsesser shared: “The album dives into psychology’s biggest hits—embracing the shadow self, accepting duality, and figuring out, ‘I’m my flaws in addition to my strengths.’ Sir Render has to comprehend the one technique to beat the shadow is to embrace it. To beat this worry, he should meet it with love.”
Sir Render follows Elsesser’s 2025 album The Sword & the Hovering. Final month, he additionally shared the loosie “Ocean Gentle (Section 1: Prelude),” which doesn’t seem on Sir Render.
Revisit Alphonse Pierre’s 2021 profile Navy Blue Must Get a Few Issues Off His Chest.
