Sage Elsesser has always been something special – more than a skater, more than a model, more than a musician. Sage thrives in the blur of his own artistry. Lately he’s found his lane as Navy Blue, and as you’ll find out in this episode his influences run as deep as his lyricism. Most recently, Elsesser’s seventh studio album Ways of Knowing was released to critical acclaim under his own label, Freedom Sounds.
BoH host Angelo Baque (Founder, Awake NY) has been with Sage since the very beginning. Together they trace the roots of their relationship, as well as Sage’s own part in introducing Earl Sweatshirt to Tyler the Creator.
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SAGE TIME CODES
00:00 Intro
1:30 How Sage started working with Supreme
6:27 What drew Sage to skateboarding
10:06 Hanging out with Odd Future and introducing Earl Sweatshirt to Tyler, The Creator
17:02 How Angelo discovered Sage
18:44 Sage’s style influences
28:39 How Sage started making music
40:38 Sage’s journey with sobriety
43:16 Skepta and MF DOOM as artistic influences
51:00 Words of advice to aspiring musicians
Executive Producer – Kyle Reyes
Director – Jon Fusco
Producer – Alejandra Zelaya, Jenny Fu
Director of Photography – Julius Ignacio
Gaffer – John Izarpate
Grip – Rick Lim
1st AC – Brian Nguyen
Set Design – Lucy Hislop
Production Assistant – Tealoni Butler
Editor – Jon Fusco
Special Thanks
Sarah Schecker
Sophie Schieli
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