Music
Navy Blue questioned who he is and how his past selves have informed that identity on Sir Render, his album that dropped earlier in June. Now he’s bringing that sentiment to life in a new music video for the title track. In it, a preteen discovers a suit of armor made out of boxes and embarks on a quest through massive cardboard castles on a theater stage. As it turns out, a sparse audience of lonely attendees have no idea what’s going on behind the red curtain until a curious Navy Blue opens them, delighting all involved. Watch the video below.
Directed by Ahab Mullick, the video for “Sir Render” directly reflects the song’s themes of self-examination, perseverance, and transformation as seen through both the child’s eyes and those of the isolated theatergoers. As Navy Blue puts it on one verse, “This what livin’ life for, I call it what it is… To thе next man who carry all his fears to the cliff, let it fly.”
Sir Render functions as a prequel to Navy Blue’s previous two LPs, 2024’s Memoirs in Armour, and 2025’s The Sword & the Soaring, forming a trilogy after Def Jam cut him from their roster. Joining the rapper on his new album are Earl Sweatshirt, Armand Hammer, Mike Shabb, and his mentor Ka with a posthumous verse. Navy Blue handled some of the production himself alongside the Alchemist, too.
Revisit Alphonse Pierre’s Rising profile Navy Blue Needs to Get a Few Things Off His Chest.