Toronto MC Nav went after XXL Magazine and its editor-in-chief on Monday (March 19), airing out his frustrations on social media and characterizing the publication and its annual Freshman List of up-and-comers as irrelevant.
“To my fellow artists,” he wrote. “We shouldn’t look to a magazine for validation or to tell us if we ‘hot or not’, especially one that hasn’t been credible for 10 years @xxl. Make music for yourself and your fans. I would never show up for the Freshman list cuz I don’t need their approval.”
The statement references a lyric from Nav’s newest single called “Freshman List,” which he dropped ahead of his upcoming Freshman Tour with 88Glam.
He also added the magazine and website were “trash.”
Nav continued his tirade by refusing to “wine and dine” XXL Editor-In-Chief Vanessa Satten.
Alongside a photo of Satten, he wrote, “This is who decides who’s on the @xxl Freshman List. I refuse to wine and dine you and play you my new music before my fans.”
This is something that’s evidently been on Nav’s mind lately. For the majority of “Freshman List,” he raps about not needing anyone’s approval.
Listen to the track below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBT7PUejY0U
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bro shut the fuck up. 20 dollars regular on pump 5 please.
Smdh tho. Nav is one of the worst “rappers” i ever heard. Sneeze Deez Nutz said so.
Mad he isn’t getting picked. He’d probably eat that fat bitch’s pussy just to make the cover.
Is there anybody left in the world who isn’t a whinebag pussy?
But truth be told, he’s speaking the truth. You and the rest of the comments below probably work or are associated with xxl mag or a fanboys/girls. It’s a wrap. It’s been a wrap for more than 10 years before we were woke to it’s stupidity
Not needing anyone’s approval yet releasing this track aimed at drawing attention…make your mind up dude…
XXL Sucks but Nav is lucky anyone knows who his Corny ass is anyway. He looks like Kahleds retarded brother and has less charisma than any rapper or singer I’ve ever heard.
Maybe so. But his poIsn’t is how a old white lady decides who’s new and fresh is wack. No matter how you feel about NAV
The publicity community is one nation. If you go against the press they will gang up on you like the lgbt community.
I’ve seen publicity people write poor reviews on artists if they couldn’t get in to a album release party. Straight. You gotta watch these fools when you go against them in print. They all soft, peep these comments and peep how they word this article.
This white boy sucks! Or whoever he is??? Culture vultures!
can’t complain about a FRESHman list with unFRESH sounds. straight conveyor-belt music with culture vulture themes & stylings.
Excuse me, but who the fuck is “Nav” ?
Sounds like everyone else… smh. Where are the dope kids at? someone clone a lyricist ASAP! lol
Crabs are so worried about hating on him for THEM not knowing about him instead of focusing on the fact that he’s right. Who the fuck is that lady to judge/dictate who is hot or not? This is why Hip Hop is all fucked up. XXL is trash! Who even buys that magazine anymore? But as long as Hip Hop is filled with Crabs like the ones hating on homeboy… You will continue to see the fuckery from like that chick.
……..yet he’s using XXL as his come up.
And oh yeah, he’s wack as fuck and looks corny. I don’t know why he’s trying to diss that lady on her looks.
Nav gtfooh you wack. You just used xxl to get people to say who the fuck is nav. Well hes wack. Hiphop is dead.