Àdá Irin is the debut album by Navy Blue (Sage Elsesser). The title is a Yoruba term for an iron hooked knife or cutlass, sacred to the Spirit of Iron (Ògún). Navy Blue announced the album on Twitter hours before its release and dedicated Àdá Irin to his grandfather, Madison T. Shockley. Navy Blue, better known as Sage Elsesser, is a rapper, skateboarder, and occasional producer for the likes of NYC underground acts like Cities Aviv, the DUMP GAWD unit and sLUms collective. Dig into Navy Blue's 11-track offering below, which I find deeply personal + it has a lot of replay value...