Nav (rapper)

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NAV
Navraj Singh (NAV).jpg
Nav performing in Toronto, August 2017
Background information
Birth name Navraj Singh Goraya
Also known as
  • Beats by Nav
  • Navraj Beats
Born (1989-11-03) November 3, 1989 (age 28)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
Years active 2005–present
Labels
Associated acts

Navraj Singh Goraya (born November 3, 1989), better known by his stage name Nav (stylized as NAV), is a Canadian hip hop recording artist and record producer from Toronto, Ontario, of Punjabi descent.[1] He is signed to XO and Republic Records.[2][3]

Early life[edit]

Navraj Singh Goraya was born on November 3, 1989 in Toronto, Ontario and was raised in the city's Rexdale neighbourhood. He is of Punjabi descent; his parents were born in Punjab, India. His mother was involved in computer manufacturing, and his father drove a forklift.[4] Goraya first became interested in music after his mother bought him a boombox in the third grade.[5] His uncle, who was a popular singer in the Punjab region of India, also brought him to a studio.[6] He began making mash-ups in high school and producing beats for local underground Toronto artists, and became popular on SoundCloud. Goraya first started producing using Sony's ACID Pro software.[4]

Music career[edit]

2015–present: Commercial debut[edit]

In September 2015, Nav released one of his earliest songs to his SoundCloud account, called "Take Me Simple", which has been listened to over ten million times.[7] In July 2015, Nav contributed production and writing to Drake's diss of Meek Mill, "Back to Back". In 2016, "Take Me Simple" and "The Man" were featured on Drake's OVO Sound Radio on Beats 1.[8][9]

In September 2016, Nav collaborated with American rapper Travis Scott on Scott's song "Beibs in the Trap" from his album Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, which Nav also co-wrote and co-produced. It peaked at number 90 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[10] and by July 2017, had been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after selling over a million copies domestically.[11] In February 2017, after signing to the XO label and Republic Records Nav produced and co-produced his debut commercial self-titled mixtape, which included by the lead single, "Some Way" featuring The Weeknd. The mixtape included "Myself".

Nav released the collaboration mixtape, Perfect Timing with producer Metro Boomin on July 21, 2017.[12] The lead single from the album, "Call Me", peaked at 89 on the Canadian Hot 100. Nav released the single "Wanted You" featuring Lil Uzi Vert on November 3, 2017. The single is Nav's first as a lead artist to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

He received a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018.[13]

In May 2018, Nav released his debut studio album Reckless on XO Records and Republic Records.

In August 2018, Nav feautured on rapper Travis Scott’s album , Astroworld, on the song “Yosemite”. He was the subject of many memes as his verse on the song was in a low volume. This was later repaired and re-released by Travis Scott.

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with year released
Title Album details Peak chart positions
CAN
[14] 		US
[15] 		US
R&B/HH
[16] 		US Rap
[17]
Reckless[18] 5 8 5 5

Mixtapes[edit]

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
CAN
[14] 		US
[15] 		US
R&B/HH
[16] 		US Rap
[17]
The Introduction
  • Released: September 4, 2016[20]
  • Format: Digital download
  • Labels: Self-released (initial); XO, Republic (re-release)
 — — — —
Nav[21]
  • Released: February 24, 2017[22]
  • Format: Digital download
  • Labels: XO, Republic
 4 24 12 9
Perfect Timing[23]
(with Metro Boomin)
  • Released: July 21, 2017[24]
  • Format: Digital download
  • Labels: Boominati, XO, Republic
 7 13 7 7
Perfect Timing 2[18]
(with Metro Boomin)
  • To be released: TBA
  • Labels: Boominati, XO, Republic
  • Format: Digital download
 — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles[edit]

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[25] 		US
[26] 		US
R&B/HH
[27]
"Some Way"[28]
(featuring The Weeknd) 		2017 31 —[A] 38 Nav
"Myself"[32] — — —[B]
"Perfect Timing (Intro)"[34]
(with Metro Boomin) 		89 — — Perfect Timing
"Call Me"[35]
(with Metro Boomin) 		65 —[C] —[D]
"Wanted You"
(featuring Lil Uzi Vert) 		33 64 27 Reckless
"Freshman List"[36] 2018 49 — —
"Champion"[37]
(featuring Travis Scott) 		47 86 43
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs[edit]

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[25][38] 		US
[10][26] 		US
R&B
/HH
[27][39]
"Beibs in the Trap"[40]
(Travis Scott featuring Nav) 		2016 52 90 38 Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight
"Minute"
(with Metro Boomin featuring Offset and Playboi Carti) 		2017 76 —[E] —[F] Perfect Timing
"ASAP Ferg"
(with Metro Boomin featuring Lil Uzi Vert) 		88 — —
"Faith"
(featuring Quavo) 		2018 72 — — Reckless
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances[edit]

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Re Up" 2016 Belly Inzombia
"What Do You Do" 2017 ASAP Ferg Still Striving
"Bali"[42] 88Glam 88Glam
"Phone"[43] Smokepurpp TBA
"Car Sick" 2018 Gunna Drip Season 3
"Dance for Me" Tory Lanez Memories Don't Die
"Maintain"[44] Belly Midnight Zone
"Bali (Remix)" 88Glam, 2 Chainz 88Glam Reloaded
"Yosemite"[45] Travis Scott, Gunna Astroworld

Production discography[edit]

2015[edit]

Drake

2016[edit]

Travis Scott – Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

2017[edit]

Nav – Nav

  • 1. "Myself"
  • 2. "Nav" (produced with DannyBoyStyles)
  • 3. "My Mind"
  • 4. "Good for It"
  • 5. "Lonely" (produced with Rex Kudo)
  • 6. "Up" (produced with Metro Boomin)
  • 7. "Interlude"
  • 8. "Sleep"
  • 9. "Mariah" (produced with Rex Kudo)
  • 10. "Some Way" (featuring The Weeknd)
  • 11. "TTD"

Kodak Black – Painting Pictures

  • 8. "Save You" (produced with Ben Billions)

Nav – Perfect Timing

  • 4. "ASAP Ferg" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) (produced with Metro Boomin)
  • 5. "Held Me Down" (produced with Metro Boomin and Cubeatz)
  • 6. "Minute" (featuring Playboi Carti and Offset) (produced with Metro Boomin and Pi'erre Bourne)
  • 12. "Rich" (produced with Metro Boomin)
  • 14. "I Am" (produced with Metro Boomin and DannyBoyStyles)
  • 15. "NavUziMetro#Pt2" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) (produced with Metro Boomin and Trouble Trouble)

A Boogie wit da Hoodie – The Bigger Artist

  • 8. "Get to You" (produced with Metro Boomin and Southside)

Gucci Mane – Mr. Davis

  • 6. "Curve" (featuring The Weeknd) (produced with Frost)

2018[edit]

Gunna – Drip Season 3

  • 10. "Car Sick" (featuring Nav and Metro Boomin) (produced with Metro Boomin)

Nav – Reckless

  • 1. "Reckless" (produced with DannyBoyStyles)
  • 2. "Never Change" (produced with DannyBoyStyles)
  • 4. "Faith" (produced with Trouble Trouble)
  • 6. "Glow Up" (produced with DannyBoyStyles)
  • 7. "Just Happened" (produced with DannyBoyStyles and Bobby Raps)
  • 9. "With Me" (produced with Ben Billions)

Jay-Z & Beyoncé – Everything Is Love

  • 6. "Friends" (produced with Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Boi-1da, Sweet, and Sevn Thomas)

David Guetta - 7

  • 7. "I'm That Bitch" (produced with David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort and Frank Dukes)

Tours[edit]

Headlining[edit]

  • Freshman Tour (2018)[47]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Some Way" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[29]
  2. ^ "Myself" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[33]
  3. ^ "Call Me" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[29]
  4. ^ "Call Me" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number three on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[33]
  5. ^ "Minute" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[29]
  6. ^ "Minute" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[33]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Navraj "Nav" Goraya. "Navraj "Nav" Goraya | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-02-23. 
  2. ^ "Nav Signs Deal With The Weeknd's XO Records - XXL". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23. 
  3. ^ Jona. (2016-07-01). "How We Came To The Conclusion Toronto Rapper Nav Is a Member of The Weeknd's XO". Made-in-toronto.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23. 
  4. ^ a b "Nav Is the "First Brown Boy to Get It Popping" and His Meteoric Rise Is Far From Over". Complex.com. Retrieved 2017-10-14. 
  5. ^ "Nav: Meet the Toronto Rapper-Producer Opening the Weeknd's Starboy Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-10-19. 
  6. ^ Carter, Brooke (2017-08-05). "Nav Net Worth - How Wealthy is the Rapper Now? - The Gazette Review". The Gazette Review. Retrieved 2017-10-19. 
  7. ^ "NAV". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-10-19. 
  8. ^ "Drake – OVO Sound Radio Episode 13 Tracklist". Genius.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018. 
  9. ^ "Drake – OVO Sound Radio Episode 16 Tracklist". Genius.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018. 
  10. ^ a b "Travis Scott – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2015. 
  11. ^ "Travis Scott & Nav's "Biebs In The Trap" Just Went Platinum". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 2017-10-19. 
  12. ^ "Nav and Metro Boomin Drop 'Perfect Timing' Project - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-01-31. 
  13. ^ "Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, February 6, 2018.
  14. ^ a b "NAV Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018. 
  15. ^ a b "NAV – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2018. 
  16. ^ a b "NAV Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018. 
  17. ^ a b "NAV Chart History: Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018. 
  18. ^ a b "Nav Says 'Perfect Timing 2' With Metro Boomin and Debut Album Are Coming Soon". Complex.com. April 27, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018. 
  19. ^ "Nav Announces "Reckless" Album Release Date". HotNewHipHop. May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018. 
  20. ^ "Nav-Spotify". Open.spotify.com. September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016. 
  21. ^ @beatsbynav (2012-11-23). "This is the track listing for my self..." (Tweet). Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Twitter. 
  22. ^ @beatsbynav (2017-02-17). "My first mixtape will be dropping Feb..." (Tweet). Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Twitter. 
  23. ^ @beatsbynav (2017-02-22). "With my bro @MetroBoomin working on..." (Tweet). Retrieved March 14, 2017 – via Twitter. 
  24. ^ "Nav, Metro Boomin Announce "Perfect Timing" Release Date, Is Dropping New Track Tomorrow". HotNewHipHop. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017. 
  25. ^ a b "NAV Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018. 
  26. ^ a b "NAV Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017. 
  27. ^ a b "NAV – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2017. 
  28. ^ "Some Way (feat. The Weeknd) – Single by NAV on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved February 22, 2017. 
  29. ^ a b c "NAV Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2018. 
  30. ^ a b c d e f "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved January 29, 2018. 
  31. ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum – RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved May 17, 2018. 
  32. ^ "Top 40 Rhythmic/Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017. 
  33. ^ a b c "NAV Chart History (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles) | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2018. 
  34. ^ "Perfect Timing (Intro) - Single by NAV & Metro Boomin on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 14, 2017. 
  35. ^ "Call Me - Single by NAV & Metro Boomin on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved July 14, 2017. 
  36. ^ Lilah, Rose (March 15, 2018). "Nav Debuts "Freshman List" Single Ahead Of Tour". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 19, 2018. 
  37. ^ "Top 40/R Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018. 
  38. ^ "Travis Scott – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2016. 
  39. ^ "Travis Scott – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2016. 
  40. ^ "Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight by Travis Scott on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2017-02-23. 
  41. ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – Travis Scott". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 27, 2017. 
  42. ^ "88GLAM by 88GLAM on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved February 2, 2018. 
  43. ^ "Phone (feat. NAV) - Single by Smokepurpp on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved February 2, 2018. 
  44. ^ "Maintain (feat. NAV) - Single by Belly on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved April 7, 2018. 
  45. ^ "Here are the full album credits for Travis Scott's ASTROWORLD". The Fader. August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018. 
  46. ^ "BMI | Repertoire Search". BMI. 
  47. ^ Huynh, Davis (March 16, 2018). "NAV Announces 2018 'Freshman Tour'". Hypebeast. Retrieved May 15, 2018. 
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