He approaches rap from the perspective of, as he calls himself, a “brown boy,” lending his music a palpable sense of pride as well as a voice and perspective that remains underrepresented on the charts. The result feels timely and familiar and has the auxiliary effect of highlighting, in contrast, what makes NAV himself unique. The star-studded affair features many of the purveyors of the styles that reign over the album's aesthetic: Young Thug's slippery cadences, Travis Scott's ornate manner (and that of his protégé Don Toliver), Gunna's syrupy tones, as well as a welcome lift from the late Brooklyn drill star Pop Smoke. But NAV has always been as much a curator as he is an artist, and his albums as much a display of taste as they are his craft. The project holds 16 tracks and features Meek Mill, Young Thug, Gunna, Lil Durk, and executive producer The Weeknd. It's a place that he seems to navigate effortlessly vice, spectacle, and bravado is his victory formation. NAV Bad Habits: NAV released a surprise EP called Brown Boy earlier this month and now he’s back with his new album Bad Habits. The Canadian producer and rapper's album, his third in as many years, draws up a drug-riddled world where melody rules and the production is thunderous and always club-ready. Good Intentions (Brown Boy 2 Deluxe Version) Rap Life 2020 NAV Essentials Football Ultimate Warrior - Halle Berry jetsonmade: Behind the Boards Ep. If you're looking for a snapshot of rap's most ubiquitous sounds of the moment, look no further than NAV's Good Intentions.
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