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| Birth name | Navraj Singh Goraya |
| Born | November 3, 1989 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Discography | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Website | navmusic |
Navraj Singh Goraya (born November 3, 1989), known professionally as Nav, is a Canadian rapper and record producer. He began his career in production for other artists in the mid-2010s before shifting to a recording career. He was credited on the 2015 single "Back to Back" by Canadian rapper Drake, which peaked within the top 30 of both the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100. He signed with Canadian singer the Weeknd's record label, XO, an imprint of Republic Records in 2016.
Nav gained mainstream attention for his 2016 single "Myself", and his guest appearance on Travis Scott's single "Beibs in the Trap", both of which received triple platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2017, he released his self-titled debut mixtape and a collaborative mixtape with Metro Boomin titled Perfect Timing, both of which moderately entered the Billboard 200. In 2018, Nav released his debut studio album, Reckless, and was the subject of numerous internet memes later in the year for his appearance alongside Gunna on the single "Yosemite" by Travis Scott, due to a technical error on the song that was later fixed.
His second and third studio albums, Bad Habits (2019) and Good Intentions (2020), both debuted atop the Billboard 200. The latter spawned the single "Turks" (with Gunna featuring Travis Scott), which peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song as a lead artist. Later that year, Nav appeared on Internet Money's single "Lemonade", which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song overall. His fourth studio album, Demons Protected by Angels (2022), peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, while his fifth album, On My Way 2 Rexdale, is slated for release in late 2024.