Good Intentions (album)

Good Intentions
Studio album by
Nav
ReleasedMay 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)
Recorded2019–2020
Genre
Length49:48
Label
Producer
  • Nav
  • Bkorn
  • BLWYRMND
  • Cardo
  • Dez Wright
  • Fabio Aguilar
  • Gylttryp
  • Jack LoMastro
  • Joe Hodges
  • Keanu Beats
  • Luca Starz
  • Money Musik
  • Mike Bliss
  • Mustard
  • Nabeyin
  • Neal & Alex
  • Nik Dean
  • Philipp Rodrian
  • Pro Logic
  • Saif
  • Shucati
  • Vov
  • Wallis Lane
  • Mookie
  • Wheezy
Nav chronology
Bad Habits
(2019) 		Good Intentions
(2020) 		Brown Boy 2
(2020)
Singles from Good Intentions
  1. "Turks"
    Released: March 27, 2020

Good Intentions is the third studio album by Canadian rapper Nav. It was released on May 8, 2020, by XO Records and Republic Records.[2] It follows his second studio album, Bad Habits, which was released in 2019. The album features guest appearances from Young Thug, Future, Gunna, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, Pop Smoke, Don Toliver, and Lil Durk. The re-release of the album, titled Brown Boy 2, the deluxe edition and a sequel to his 2019 unofficial Brown Boy EP, was released three days later, on May 11, 2020. It features additional guest appearances from Quavo and Lil Duke.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic54/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Exclaim!3/10[5]
HipHopDX[6]
Pitchfork5.8/10[7]

The album was met with mixed reviews from contemporary critics. At the aggregate site Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 54, based on 4 reviews, indicating “Mixed or Average Reviews”.[8]

  1. ^ "Listen to NAV's 'Good Intentions (Brown Boy 2 Deluxe Version)'". 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ Slingerland, Calum (April 27, 2020). "NAV Announces New Album 'Good Intentions'". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Kumar Singh, Vijai (May 8, 2020). "NAV's Blandness Is Unparalleled on 'Good Intentions'". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  6. ^ Cortez, Kevin (May 22, 2020). "NAV Remains Lifeless As Ever On Billboard Chart-Topping 'Good Intentions'". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Blum, Dani (May 14, 2020). "Nav: Good Intentions". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Nav - Good Intentions". Metacritic. Retrieved October 25, 2020.