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On April 11, 2023, Toronto rapper Nav played the biggest show of his career: a hometown headlining show at Scotiabank Arena. The XO artist brought out some huge stars for the occasion, including Travis Scott,Meek Mill, and Lola Brooke. Hours before hitting the stage, Nav sat down with Complex Canada’s Alex Narvaez to talk about […]

In just its second year as a festival in between a pandemic, Montreal rap festival Metro Metro scored a major hit when Drake showed up unexpectedly during Lil Baby’s headline set for an impromptu performance. In year one, the festival also landed a big name in Cardi B, who was fresh from winning the Best […]

Canadian rapper Belly is releasing next album Mumble Rap 2 on May 19, and today he announced the tracklist featuring Nav, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, and the late Gil Scott-Heron. The 11-track album was entirely produced by Hit-Boy, and according the Ottawa rapper, it’s the first of three final albums for him. Fellow Canadian Nav […]

This week, Nav’s Never Sleep Tour came to a close with a massive hometown show at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. In addition to special guests Meek Mill, Lola Brooke, and Travis Scott, Nav also got a gift from his team in the form of a special Never Sleep leather jacket designed by Mr. Saturday. It was actually Meek that came […]

It was a star-studded finale to Nav’s Never Sleep tour in his hometown of Toronto at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday. Rexdale’s own brought out surprise guests Meek Mill, Lola Brooke, and Travis Scott to celebrate the end of the tour. Meek came out first, wearing Nav’s special tour jacket designed by Mr. Saturday. They performed […]

On Apr 11, Nav will be performing at Scotiabank Arena for the first time to close out his Never Sleep tour. To celebrate his homecoming, the Toronto rapper will be livestreaming the concert on Twitch. The tour features Bryson Tiller, SoFaygo, and Realestk as opening acts. The livestream will cover Nav’s portion of the night, which begins […]

In a new interview with San Francisco radio host Shay Diddy, Toronto rapper Nav explained the biggest difference between Canadians and Americans is politeness and manners. “People be like ‘Oh, Canadians are so polite’ but that’s because everybody is from an immigrant background,” Nav explained. “I mean our parents teach us the things from back home so I think we […]

Montreal’s Festival Metro Metro has announced its 2023 lineup featuring Lil Wayne, Jack Harlow, and Lil Baby as the headliners. The festival will take place from May 19 to 21 at the Parc Olympique Esplanade. Joining the headliners are a number of rappers, such as Cordae, Coi Leray, Lil Tjay, Yeat, and The Kid Laroi among others, coming […]

The Juno Awards unveiled the full list of nominations today and leading the count is The Weeknd with six nods. The Weeknd, who released Dawn FM just over a year ago, is up for the TikTok Juno Fan Choice Award, Single of the Year for “Sacrifice”, Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and […]

One day before the official reveal of the Juno Awards nominees, CBC Radio show Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud got a head start by announcing the Best Rap Album/EP of the Year category. The nominees are Boslen’s Gonzo EP, Retrospected (Acoustic) by Classified, The Fleur Print (Vol. 2) from Jazz Cartier, Demons Protected By Angels from Nav, and the as-of-yet unreleased Shall I Continue? by Tobi. Of […]