Saga is an American MC who grew up in

Canarsie Canarsie ( ) is a mostly residential neighborhood in the southeastern portion of Brooklyn, New York City. Canarsie is bordered on the east by Fresh Creek Basin and East 108th Street; on the north by Linden Boulevard; on the west by Ralph Aven ...

, Brooklyn, New York and now resides in

Red Hook, Brooklyn Red Hook is a neighborhood in northwestern Brooklyn, New York City, New York, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. It is located on a peninsula projecting into the Upper New York Bay and is bounded by the Gowanus Expressway and the Car ...

, New York. He is from

Italian American Italian Americans ( it, italoamericani or ''italo-americani'', ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. The largest concentrations of Italian Americans are in the urban Northeast and industrial Midwestern metropolitan areas, ...

and Puerto Rican descent.Saga, Chapter One: Self-Knowledge , The Kitchen Mix
/ref> He is the son of Richard Quarantello, a former gang member, musician and writer. He is a vegan of fifteen years, and practices yoga and meditation.

Music career

Saga first song to ever release is "Think Of You Now" produced by close friend

Marco Polo (producer) Marco Bruno (born December 26, 1979), better known by his stage name Marco Polo, is a Canadian hip hop record producer. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he is based in New York City, New York. Life and career On December 26, 1979, Marco Polo ...

who invited him on his compilation album :fr:The Stupendous Adventures of Marco Polo released on

Duck Down Music Duck Down Music Inc is a New York City based record label, talent management, music-marketing, and consulting company founded by Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman and Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake in 1995. In Duck Down's 20-year existence, the Company has rel ...

. "For a long time it just felt like the music industry was just – like I was on the shore and I was just watching the ships set sail. It was such a departure from the music that I love, from the version of Hip Hop that I love." A few years later, Saga and producer

Marco Polo Marco Polo (, , ; 8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in ''The Travels of Marco Polo'' (also known as ''Book of the Marv ...

kept working progressively on more music without any pretensions at first but then having a full batch of tracks that became a 10 songs album called "From Out of the Shadows". In March 2015, The first single of this project "City Streets" featured Roc Marciano then the full 10 songs album came out in April 2015. In May 2015, Saga released an EP titled "Saga Ghanoush" which is an hommage to Alchemist "Israeli Salad" instrumental album. Since then Saga has been releasing series of single with producers like Marco Polo, Ayatollah, Exile and French producer 20Syl. Saga announced for 2017 an upcoming EP with Chicago producer

Thelonious Martin Malcolm Martin (born September 19, 1992), professionally known as Thelonious Martin or King Thelonious is an American hip hop record producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of the Chicago collective Savemoney. Life and career Malcolm ...

and an album with Virginia native Grammy Award-winning producer Nottz.

Touring career

*The Ecology European Tour w/ Fashawn and Exile (Sept 2015) *Live From Brooklyn Japan Tour w/Marco Polo and DJ Skizz (Nov 2015) *Rawther European Tour w/ Asher Roth and Nottz (April 2016)

Discography

Albums

* ''From Out of the Shadows'' (with

) (2015) * ''Molotov'' (with

) (2017) * ''Agassi'' (2020)

EPs

* ''Saga Ghanoush'' (with

The Alchemist An alchemist is a person who practices alchemy. Alchemist or Alchemyst may also refer to: Books and stories * ''The Alchemist'' (novel), the translated title of a 1988 allegorical novel by Paulo Coelho * ''The Alchemist'' (play), a play by Ben ...

) (2015) * ''Hagler'' (2019) * ''Six Demon Bag'' (2021)

Singles

* "Tell Me" produced by

* "If We" produced by

Ayatollah Ayatollah ( ; fa, آیت‌الله, āyatollāh) is an Title of honor, honorific title for high-ranking Twelver Shia clergy in Iran and Iraq that came into widespread usage in the 20th century. Etymology The title is originally derived from ...

* "UP" featuring

Blu Blu or BLU may refer to: Businesses and brands *Blu (Italian company), a telecommunications company *Blu Manga, an imprint of Tokyopop * blu eCigs, a brand of electronic cigarette owned by Imperial Tobacco *BLU Products, an American mobile phone m ...

produced by

20syl Sylvain Richard (born 17 February 1979), better known by his stage name 20syl (pronounced "vain-seel", ), is a French rapper, disc jockey and producer. He is a composer and MC in the group Hocus Pocus, member of beatmaker collective of DJs C2C ...

(2016) * "What You Want" produced by

Exile Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...

* "Pretty Thing" produced by Agassi (2016) * "The Warrior" produced by Quincey Tones (2016)

Guest appearances

* "Think Of You Now" on

- :fr:The Stupendous Adventures Of Marco Polo (2010) * "The Hard Way" featuring :fr:Ty Farris on

Apollo Brown Erik Vincent Stephens (born June 20, 1980), better known professionally as Apollo Brown, is an American record producer from Detroit, Michigan, United States. He is a member of the hip hop group Ugly Heroes (alongside Red Pill and Verbal Kent) an ...

- :fr:Grandeur (album) (2015) * "Geppetto"(remix) featuring

Evidence Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidenc ...

on DJ Skizz "Cruise Control" (2016) * "Fuck You" feat Sly Johnson on Tagi and Steven Beatberg "You Are Surrounded" (2017)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saga (rapper) American people of Italian descent 1979 births Living people American male rappers East Coast hip hop musicians Rappers from Brooklyn People from Canarsie, Brooklyn 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians