Navy Blue’s new album, Sir Render, has arrived. Narrated by his cousin, late actor James Earl Jones (being related to the EGOT winner was news to us too), the LP also features childhood friend Earl Sweatshirt, along with Armand Hammer, Mike Shabb, and a posthumous verse from the rapper’s mentor, Ka. Listen to it all below.
“The album dives into psychology’s greatest hits—embracing the shadow self, accepting duality, and knowing, ‘I am my flaws as well as my strengths,’” Navy Blue said in a press statement. “Sir Render has to realize the only way to beat the shadow is to embrace it. To overcome this fear, he must meet it with love.”
Sir Render follows Navy Blue’s 2025 release The Sword & the Soaring. Last month, he shared the loosie “Ocean Light (Phase 1: Prelude),” which does not appear on Sir Render.
Revisit Alphonse Pierre’s 2021 profile Navy Blue Needs to Get a Few Things Off His Chest.