Nav Quick Info
Height 5 ft 9 in
Weight 70 kg
Date of Birth November 3, 1989
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Eye Color Dark Brown

Nav is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer who started his career as a producer. In 2015, he co-produced Drake‘s single Back to Back and then signed to the Weeknd‘s record label XO Records and Republic Records. Nav has released multiple tracks, albums, mixtapes, and extended plays such as RecklessBad HabitsKnow Me, Good IntentionsEmergency TsunamiNavBrown Boy, Some Way (ft. the Weeknd), Perfect Timing (Intro) (with Metro Boomin), Myself, Wanted You (ft. Lil Uzi Vert), Price on My Head (ft. the Weeknd), Champion (ft. Travis Scott), Freshman List, and Tap (ft. Meek Mill).

Born Name

Navraj Singh Goraya

Other Names

Nav, Navraj Beats, Navraj Goraya

Nav at Coachella in 2017
Nav at Coachella in 2017 (Thelibrarystore / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Residence

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Nationality

Canadian

Canadian

Education

Nav studied at West Humber Junior Middle School. After that, he got enrolled at the Thistletown Collegiate Institute for his high school education.

Then, in 2010, he graduated with a diploma in Audio Production and Engineering from Metalworks Institute in Mississauga, Ontario.

Occupation

Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer

Family

  • Father – He operated a forklift.
  • Mother – She was involved in computer manufacturing.

Manager

He has been managed by Amir “Cash” Esmailian and Wassim “Sal” Slaiby.

Genre

Hip Hop, Trap

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

XO, Republic Records

Build

Average

Nav as seen in an Instagram post in December 2021
Nav as seen in an Instagram post in December 2021

Height

5 ft 9 in or 175 cm

Weight

70 kg or 154.5 lbs

Race / Ethnicity

Asian

Nav is of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent.

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Sports a beard

Nav as seen while performing in Denver, Colorado on May 7, 2018, at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
Nav as seen while performing in Denver, Colorado on May 7, 2018, at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom (Shotbytwinky / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nav Facts

  1. He was born in Canada into an immigrant Indian Punjabi Sikh family from Punjab, India.
  2. He grew up in the Rexdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario.
  3. Nav got inclined towards music after his mother bought him a boombox when he was in the 3rd grade.
  4. His uncle was a popular Punjabi singer in India and brought him to a studio.
  5. Initially, he began producing using Sony’s ACID Pro software.
  6. On May 18, 2018, Nav released his debut studio album Reckless through XO Records and Republic Records and it features guest appearances from Quavo, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, and Gunna. The album peaked at number #5 on both the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart as well as Canadian Albums (Billboard) chart and at number #8 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
  7. His album Reckless was certified ‘Gold’ by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and ‘Platinum’ by Music Canada.
  8. In 2018, Nav was nominated for Juno Award for “Breakthrough Artist of the Year”.
  9. He released his 2nd studio album Bad Habits on March 22, 2019, and it included songs like To My Grave, Hold Your Breath (ft. Gunna), RaloSnapWhy You Crying MamaTension, and Dior Runners. It peaked at number #1 on both the US Billboard 200 chart as well as US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart and was certified ‘Gold’ by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and ‘Platinum’ by Music Canada.
  10. As a musical guest, he has appeared on shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Featured Image by Thelibrarystore / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0

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