Ways of Knowing

by Navy Blue

Ways of Knowing cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 March 2023
  • Label: Def Jam
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:11
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Exploring his lineage and personal growth, Navy Blue's major-label debut blends warm, sample-heavy production with deeply introspective lyricism. Produced entirely by Budgie, the record provides a comforting, jazz-inflected backdrop for Sage Elsesser's reflections on family, trauma, and spiritual healing.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, sampling, death, underground, rap, atmospheric, soulful

Tracklist

  1. The Medium (2:14)
  2. Chosen (2:14)
  3. The One (2:27)
  4. To Fall In Love (feat. Budgie) (2:56)
  5. Life's Terms (feat. Zeroh) (3:42)
  6. Phases (1:14)
  7. Kill Switch (3:21)
  8. Window to the Soul (feat. Kelly Moonstone) (4:03)
  9. Freehold (2:53)
  10. Embers (feat Liv.e & Venna) (2:10)
  11. Pillars (3:18)
  12. Look In My Eyes (3:02)
  13. Shadow's Shield (3:32)

Credits

  • Navy Blue - primary artist
  • Budgie - featuring
  • Zeroh - featuring
  • J Rocc - featuring
  • Kelly Moonstone - featuring
  • Liv.e - featuring
  • Venna - featuring

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