Nav (rapper)

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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 Indian Punjabi descent. He is signed to XO and Republic Records.

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Early life

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. Goraya first became interested in music after his mother bought him a boombox in the third grade. His uncle, who was a popular singer in India, also brought him to a studio. 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.

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Music career

2015-present: Commercial debut

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. 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.

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, and by July 2017, had been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after selling over a million copies domestically. 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. 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.

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Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Singles

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

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Production discography

2015

Drake

• "Back to Back" (produced with Daxz, 40 and Drake)

2016

Travis Scott - Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

• 5. "Beibs in the Trap" (featuring Nav)

2017

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

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)

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Tours

Headlining

• Freshman Tour (2018)

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Notes

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References

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External links

• Nav on Twitter

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