''Nav'' (stylized in all caps) is the eponymous debut commercial

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by Canadian rapper and record producer Nav. It was released through XO and

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on February 24, 2017. The mixtape features a sole guest appearance from Canadian singer-songwriter and XO label boss

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, who appears on the lead single of the project, "

Some Way "Some Way" is the debut single by Canadian rapper Nav featuring Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was released through XO and Republic Records as the lead single from Nav's self-titled debut mixtape on February 15, 2017. The song was written by t ...

". Nav handled most of the production himself, with some tracks featuring co-production from other record producers such as

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, Rex Kudo, Frost, and

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. The mixtape received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics, with a 42% score on Metacritic.

Background

On February 16, 2017, Nav officially announced that he signed a deal to

's record label XO and

. Prior to this, he made appearances in music videos for The Weeknd; as well as fellow XO signee

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sparking rumors that he is also been signed to XO. Nav also announced that he would be releasing the mixtape on February 24, 2017. Several tracks on the mixtape had already been released on Nav's

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account prior to the release, including "

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" and "Up"; both of these songs garnered millions of plays on the platform. On February 22, 2017, Nav revealed the mixtape's track listing on his

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account.

Singles

The debut and lead

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, called "

" featuring Canadian singer-songwriter

, was released as a digital download on February 25, 2017. The song gained traction due to the content of the Weeknd's lyrics, which were widely interpreted as being aimed at prepped Canadian singer-songwriter

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, regarding their ongoing feud. "

" was originally posted to

on January 12, 2016, but not to streaming services as a single. It was serviced to rhythmic radio on April 11, 2017 as the second single. Though not released as singles, "Ten Toes Down (TTD)" and "Up" were previously released on SoundCloud in 2015 and 2016, respectively. A deleted 2014 track titled "She Know", while not included on the album, is heavily sampled on "Interlude".

Track listing

Notes * "Nav" is stylized in

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like the rapper's name.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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