Nav on 'NAV 2,' 'Demons Protected By Angels,' self-producing, SoundCloud era, XO & More!

#OurGenerationMusic #NAV #OGM
Money isn’t everything when you got it, and for NAV, this couldn’t be more fitting. Always looking out for his peers, his motivation lies in taking care of those who take care of him - prioritizing relationships over anything.
Off the back of his new album ‘Demons Protected By Angels,’ the Toronto-bred emcee has experienced a come-up unique to his deep roots as a producer. Alongside his status as a SoundCloud era pioneer - who constantly battled Lil Uzi Vert on the platform’s trending chart - NAV’s underwater trap sound skyrocketed him to underground acclaim in 2015-16. Soon enough, he was signed to The Weeknd’s label XO - collaborating with him on his self-titled debut project for their track “Some Way.”
That, “TTD” and “Myself” became NAV’s first-career classics in 2017, which ultimately led to Billboard-topping hits in the years to follow. Tracks like “Beibs In The Trap,” “Lemonade,” “Wanted You,” “Tap” and “Don’t Need Friends” are the infinity stones of NAV’s discography, as much as his efforts with Lil Uzi Vert and Wheezy are. While ‘Emergency Tsunami’ (2020) was a moment for the producer-rapper dual threat, ‘Demons Protected By Angels’ - and his upcoming LP NAV 2 - are the premiere points of his artistic evolution.
With ‘NAV 2’ on the horizon, the multi-talented creative chopped it up with OGM host Hakeem Rowe to speak on his new album, XO, collaborations with Lil Uzi Vert, The Weeknd and so much more in our latest Our Generation Music exclusive.
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0:00 - Intros
1:44 - NAV on his early SoundCloud bangers
3:38 - Being a SoundCloud OG, battling Uzi on the SoundCloud charts
4:33 - How his relationship has changed with Uzi over the years
5:33 - The energy surrounding NAV's early work, his feelings comparing his eras
7:00 - "What does Wheezy bring out of you as an artist?" "No Debate" beat
9:12 - NAV's thoughts on Omnisphere, what he focuses on in his beats
10:50 - NAV curating his own sound, inspired by Toronto's signature eerie blueprint
12:25 - What NAV feels is missing from the current age of production
13:44 - What made NAV cut through as an artist, not just a producer
14:15 - NAV's creative process for production
15:18 - NAV getting sober and how it's affected his life
16:07 - NAV reflecting on making music in his bedroom, "always give it one more chance"
17:43 - NAV's belief in signs, manifestation
19:20 - Being the premiere "Brown Boy" in hip-hop, inspiring other Indian kids, shows love to Fazo
22:00 - NAV speaks on why he didn't want to drop a deluxe for 'Demons Protected By Angels'
23:15 - Upcoming sequel to NAV 2, self-producing the record, splits between his team
25:35 - Speaks on XO and working with The Weeknd, upcoming collab on NAV 2?
26:47 - What does NAV do in his free time?
28:09 - What would you say goes into making a hit song?
30:00 - NAV and Keem chop it up about Lil Baby
30:56 - The importance of first-week numbers, NAV's thoughts on it
33:04 - NAV's genuine nature, his pop-up run, riders vs. haters
35:04 - NAV's regular life and what it truly is
35:37 - His thoughts on TikTok, importance of artistic evolution
39:28 - The impact of social media on music
41:09 - RIP Kevin Samuels, social media continued...
42:32 - NAV tapped in with BenjiCold for DPAB, hopping on rage beats
43:11 - insert NAV bowling when they least expect it
43:50 - Message for Our Generation

[@VividxVic]

To be very honest, I’ve never heard a bad NAV verse/song. He might not be in my daily music rotation, but when I hear him, I’m never disappointed. Super talented.

[@FUBAR04]

He’s terrible. His beats carry

[@harshil.]

Best NAV interview so far nice to hear him talk about the production side. Great questions!

[@ayoohakeem]

🫡🫡🫡

[@yungblurr9769]

nah, fr.

[@eddydusa9808]

Interviewer massive W

[@AIRAVATA]

That shit he said about synchronicity and knowing you're on the right path is so true

[@kulturechanger70]

I don’t think NAV get enough credit for SoundCloud era, everyone talk about Uzi jucie X trippie. But NAV did his thing as well 💯🖤

[@TIGERFPM]

Nav is the reason I made a SoundCloud account 🔥

[@gervaepines7563]

Fashoski

[@Rezector]

@@TIGERFPM he’s the reason i got FL studio

[@sleepywayy]

There are different eras, simple

[@AJBuddha]

Nav inspired Uzi who is arguably one of the biggest artists the last few years & a lot of people are inspired by Uzi also so really music wouldn’t be the same without Nav, & they both influenced Yeat who is arguably one of the biggest artist currently Nav also produced Back To Back & Drake is literally the biggest artist in America numbers wise

[@jacmac1111]

Nav was and is monumental to music. I used to have the best nights of my life listening to him and uzi around 2016-2018

[@chymarsowell]

10000%

[@johnlove8887]

This dude is a really good interviewer. Probably the best Nav interview I have seen.

[@katalyst03]

yuppp. hakeem stay doin fire interviews.

[@shad2074]

Every interview consists of the same questions, this is the first one where it wasn’t

[@bycodz]

Hakeem seems like a fun great guy but he’s not the best interviewer at all. It’s cos of Nav’s personality why this one was good

[@yungblurr9769]

he’s entertaining along with the questions he asks.

[@Teimo]

Agreed. He's humble and patient and is truly interesting in listenting to NAV and what he has to say.

[@truu100]

no meme just witness greatness

[@Eleven_11]

One of the best NAV interviews yet 🔥

[@xTooClosex]

The brown boy got me through a lot he's forever a OG in the game

[@SethTraplifeGLO999]

I got 5 signed NAV albums. Wish him more success 🏆

[@christophermoultrie4343]

NAV deserves a Grammy !! He puts in work

[@gageadair137]

like asap ferg yuhhh *nav voice*

[@rusty7104]

love watching nav interviews, love nav

[@Tgod5599]

Very inspiring interview. NAV is a GOAT🐐

[@TopGrandTour]

Here to support the grind, shoutout to yall's mom and future house

[@MORPH-tl2jx]

Thank you for this interview🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ESoFly]

The goat, fk the haters fr. No one understands the waves “On my Own”, “Fell in Love”, and “Myself” did for the scene. On repeat! 🔂

[@pri5645]

Cuddy fell in love probably the Nigga best song 😂😂😂😂😂 he all around great but fell in love a 15/10

[@pawang2538]

Great interview!! Really good questions too.

[@SethTraplifeGLO999]

The more I think about how awesome 'NAV 2' would be the more I realize how crazy a sequel to a self titled would be. Has that ever been done??

[@Dcjuniebeats]

Legendary interview

[@ZarisVideo]

Most opened NAV Interview, love it Best wishes from germany 🇩🇪

[@sully7108]

There was a long point in NAVs career where he didnt do interviews, i cherish these, this dude is so smart and so creative, motivated by this dude

[@currystain775]

NAV 2 gonna go so hard he’s always best when he’s producing his own stuff

[@janellemonique1351]

Respect Nav. Way 2 go.

[@globabee.]

honestly THE BEST nav interview good ass questions too

[@ayoohakeem]

🫡🫡🫡

[@STORMXENN]

Good interview

[@SvintBlvck]

Did you see NAV? He was off the Perkys he was leanin

[@iamjcastt]

tryna catch him on the road his bentley coupe speedin

[@bakablitz6591]

real ones know that KTO has been tryna get this interview for like a year now

[@malsoliano]

Their gonna get it soon for sure

[@cansell4688]

No fr lmao

[@MerajTypeBeat]

Can’t wait for Nav 2 🔥🫡💯

[@pierreplayfair]

under 100k & was able to get this interview? keep it up mayne. much love from chicago

[@No_one856]

feel like this one of the realist artists alive rn

[@antcondones]

Nav is my goat he always drops album of the year

[@tokyotino]

It’s crazy to see you drop a nav video days after I was watching the yung fazo one 😂😂

[@aaront9778]

nav was hungry during his soundcloud days

[@teamdarinkatrel1719]

Going back to back on all the Nav songs mentioned in this video

[@esmeraldaestrada7269]

HBD GOAT

[@Z1ggo]

nav really goated, bro voice sound like it got autotune on it too shit was meant to be 😭

[@xTooClosex]

NAV been eating good his face starting to get big like Cash 😂

[@ayoohakeem]

fire

[@nd2004]

goat

[@SlammedUfo]

Loved the interview, huge nav fan, very well executed, every other nav interview they always be asking the same questions same scenarios, you took it to another level

[@ayoohakeem]

🫡🫡🫡

[@luxidarchive]

WWWWWWW HAKEMM OGM MOVING UP FRFR

[@kevspeakstruth]

IN THE SINCLAIR JACKET LETS GOOO

[@rohanjain2120]

Nav smart fr 🔥

[@BeatsbySaif]

Legend. Brown boyyy

[@aaront9778]

the goat

[@flex5122]

nav was the soundtrack of the goats on 2k16

[@kayobi2197]

i don’t listen to nav much but i respect him so much as i am brown myself i wanna do music full time but there’s the obstacle where my parents want me to do one thing when i wanna pursue something completely different fazo and nav are such huge inspirations to me as a brown boy jus trying to be me and doing what i wanna do

[@asap5629]

hakim did really well this interview

[@band3405]

OGM our Generation music

[@Luzion]

hakeem is so good at this shit now man

[@UltimateFighter383]

I still think NAV is underrated. This man knows how to slide on a track and he got a lot of bangers!

[@dhobbs9880]

Nav a real one

[@BoLuke]

🐐🐐🐐

[@pri5645]

Fell in love a Slapper cuddie I be getting happy asf for some reason

[@elliottsdreaming]

3:24 mans felt that

[@band3405]

🍃🍃🍃

[@FelixSkura]

Bro Nav really changed the ambient trap world. His music used to make me feel like I was on Xans and I didn’t even do drugs. Nav really mastered his craft and it reflects in the way we relate to his stuff. So happy for his growth throughout the years.

[@Svyatoslav226]

❕

[@aaront9778]

nav seems comfortable in himself nowadays

[@chromeheart2324]

They got the brown boy on here!!

[@an999el7]

5:49 bro didn’t realize how he worded that 😂

[@antcondones]

should've asked if he plans on dropping anymore music this year 😢😢

[@aaront9778]

top interview

[@Flawlessmatt]

nav the goat

[@Bh1Ma-Beats]

W NAV

[@user76296]

16:24 does someone know where i can find the video??

[@domzxo]

I can feel the shrooms through the phone

[@adambrankovic7929]

Can't believe cash told him to stop using some lyrics. Those were his best

[@RAESLiM]

He even said it Xans was an era

[@snos5660]

XO

[@yagrandma46]

Nav red pilled 😂

[@MontagueFlips]

Nav always have on a nice ass Rolex

[@ynrkenshi]

19:45 nav talks about yung fazo 👀

[@pri5645]

Nigga said xans was lit nav was reminiscing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@realocwon3256]

What song does nav mention at 28:50 i cant hear for somn reason ?

[@MerajTypeBeat]

Lemonade

[@ayojabbi]

Baby face keem 😂😂😂

[@asdffizy1]

Plug n b Nav

[@arielviews3817]

Ima producer an Nav makes me wana rap over my own shit.

[@tyrushbk]

Do it bro fuck it

[@NLNBSMNT]

“Would you let your girl do only fans?” OUR GEN : plays a 5 second add for the suspense. “Fuck no” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Conquer.Work.DemandTV]

5:43 .. pardon Hakeem?

[@slimedripper8430]

Hi

[@jasonapplebaum9871]

I know it’s pink with a little brown around it

[@ThunderM4st3r]

??????

[@edgarg.8884]

😂

[@OfftheeX]

Who’s the host?

[@4everhumbl36]

Lol wtf

[@pmx1000_]

Hakeem look 19 , bro ageing backwards

[@purankaramchand9949]

A boogie was the first to do it but nav did it too

[@bulletproofboulevard]

where hardrock at

[@likelike8101]

Ok ok

[@Ghosts-uh6fe]

me

[@itzoverr9533]

A lotta yall will clown on him just for how he looks/being Indian. If you just don't like his music that's cool but imagine how u would feel if white people were to say all ts about a dark skin rapper just cuz

[@keeondre2x451]

Nav got hella grey hairs 😭

[@traprexx3086]

Nav 🐐 fss BUT don't get it twisted! Drakeo The Ruler WAS & IS the only sound of LA! Long Live California's Hero, The Undisputed Truth, The Trendsetter! Long Live The Don! 🏆🦍💜🪖

[@4everhumbl36]

OTM this you?? 😂 Jokes LLDTR

[@traprexx3086]

@@4everhumbl36 tweakin tf out jit 🤣 Long Live The Don! 💯🪖🦍🏆

[@healthyhim]

Demons arent protected by Angels wtf

[@skepticmisfit2]

He named it after a shirt he saw one day no kizzap

[@SWGALYX]

Get hardrock

[@Rezector]

people don’t recognize nav as a soundcloud artist because he’s indian. he’s more influential than uzi and carti

[@420gohard7]

Nav always jus gotta lie 😆 🤣

[@captsimmon1109]

What he lied about

[@kasevenivisualz]

Hope everybody make it in what they wan 🦹🏾‍♂️

[@mylesmikieal]

Can just take to a second to appreciate how crispy clean Hakeem's AF1's are 🧊

[@ayoohakeem]

Stay In Some Fresh One’s