Navraj Singh Goraya was born on November 3, 1989, in Toronto, Ontario and w… Read Full Bio ↴Navraj Singh Goraya was born on November 3, 1989, in Toronto, Ontario and was raised in the city's suburban Rexdale neighbourhood. He is of Punjabi descent; his parents are Sikhs originally from the northern state of Punjab in India. His mother was involved in computer manufacturing and his father operated a forklift. Goraya first became interested in music after his mother bought him a boombox in the third grade. His uncle, who was a popular singer in Punjab, also brought him to a studio.[6] He began making mash-ups in high school and producing beats for local underground Toronto artists and became popular on SoundCloud. Goraya first started producing using Sony's ACID Pro software. Nav attended Thistletown Collegiate Institute for his high school education and had to spend an additional year to graduate. While live streaming Fortnite with DJ Akademiks, Nav talked about how he had gotten into many fights during high school and would frequently be suspended

Status
Nav Lyrics

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Status (status)
Millionaire status, I'm gettin' paid
Baddest
Baddest bitches gon' come my way
Balance (yeah)
Lost my balance, but I'm okay (I'm okay)
Countin'
Stackin' my benjis every day

Got an XO piece, square rocks (rocks)
All my opps dead, I hope they rot (rot)
Chopper go chop-chop-chop (brr)
'Fore she fuck me, give me top, top, top (top)
Clean the block, block, block (block)
My shooter got a mop, mop, mop (pop, pop)
How much money you got? (You got?)
I told her a lot, lot, lot (a lot)

Brown boy got the game on lock (on lock)
Brown boy fuckin' all these thots (thots)
Run up, we gon' pop, pop, pop (pop, pop)
Brown boy ain't never get got (yeah)
Gucci on every sock (on sock)
Got her suckin' my cock, cock, cock (my cock)
Got ice, talkin' rock, rock, rocks (rocks)
Summertime, need a drop, drop, drop (skrrt)
I'm scared of gettin' caught, caught, caught (caught)
Let him bleed out, he got shot (shot)
Lots of cameras on my block (block)
If I get caught, I won't talk (talk)
I know they wanna see me in a box (box)
Pull over, then I take off (off)
Cover my body with expensive cloth (cloth)

Status (status)
Millionaire status, I'm gettin' paid
Baddest
Baddest bitches gon' come my way
Balance (yeah)
Lost my balance, but I'm okay (I'm okay)
Countin'
Stackin' my benjis every day

Got an XO piece, square rocks (rocks)
All my opps dead, I hope they rot (rot)
Chopper go chop-chop-chop (brr)
'Fore she fuck me, give me top, top, top (top)
Clean the block, block, block (block)
My shooter got a mop, mop, mop (pop, pop)
How much money you got? (You got?)
I told her a lot, lot, lot (a lot)

I told her a lot, lot, lot (lot, lot)
Can't talk 'cause you might be the cops (what?)
Get the bird and I make this shit flock (brr)
I can make the bird dig a worm out the pot (woo)
Fuckin' on your bitch, I secure my spot (spot, spot)
Got a Bentley with the frog eyes, hop, hop, hop (skrrt)
Whoa, come on now, why would I stop? Yeah (whoa)
I kicked the bitch to the curb, yeah (curb)
When I was ridin' on the block, uh (let's go)
That girl, she a gnat-gnat, yeah (gnat)
I need a fly swat, swat, uh (swat, swat)
She like the way I'm mixin' up my rocks, yeah (whoa)
The diamonds hit, leave a mirage, yeah (whoa)
The Rollie don't ever tick-tock, yeah
My sections don't never, um, flop, yeah
One-nine-four-two, yeah
Shot, shot, shot, shot, shot, yeah
He talkin' shit, then he got shot (brr)
Them bullets went through him, they hot (hot)
He leakin', that boy need a mop (mop)
That Glock, it don't miss, got a dot (woo)
I sold over, so how could I flop? (Yeah)
She keep speakin', that bitch, she a thot (thot, whoa)

Status (status)
Millionaire status, I'm gettin' paid
Baddest
Baddest bitches gon' come my way
Balance (yeah)
Lost my balance, but I'm okay (I'm okay)
Countin'
Stackin' my benjis every day

Got an XO piece, square rocks (rocks)
All my opps dead, I hope they rot (rot)
Chopper go chop-chop-chop (brr)
'Fore she fuck me, give me top, top, top (top)
Clean the block, block, block (block)
My shooter got a mop, mop, mop (pop, pop)

How much money you got? (You got?)
I told her a lot, lot, lot (a lot)

Overall Meaning

In the opening lines of his song "Status," NAV establishes his luxurious lifestyle by proclaiming his millionaire status and steady income, through which he attracts the "baddest bitches." Despite losing his balance along the way, he still manages to stack his money each day. NAV reinforces his bravado and dominance through violent fantasies about his "opps" rotting away and using weaponry to clean up the block, with his shooter always on standby. He also boasts about his wealth, including his diamonds, clothes, and cars, while labeling others as thots and exercising violence against his enemies. Overall, the song expresses NAV's confidence in his status as a successful artist and his ability to maintain it through wealth and power.

Line by Line Meaning

Millionaire status, I'm gettin' paid
I've made a lot of money and am still getting richer

Baddest bitches gon' come my way
The most attractive women will come after me

Lost my balance, but I'm okay (I'm okay)
I may have had a setback, but I'm still doing just fine

Stackin' my benjis every day
I'm accumulating wealth every single day

Got an XO piece, square rocks (rocks)
I have a piece of jewelry from XO and it has square-shaped gems

All my opps dead, I hope they rot (rot)
All of my enemies are dead and I wish for them to decompose

Chopper go chop-chop-chop (brr)
The sound of a weapon being fired repeatedly

'Fore she fuck me, give me top, top, top (top)
Before a woman has sex with me, she must perform oral sex on me multiple times

Clean the block, block, block (block)
Removing any potential threats (weapons, enemies) from my surroundings

My shooter got a mop, mop, mop (pop, pop)
My hired gunman is always ready to clean up any messes (violence) he creates

How much money you got? (You got?) I told her a lot, lot, lot (a lot)
Someone asked me how much money I had, and I proudly said a lot

Brown boy got the game on lock (on lock)
I, as a person of color, am dominating the industry/world with my success

Brown boy fuckin' all these thots (thots)
I am having sex with women who are considered to be promiscuous

Run up, we gon' pop, pop, pop (pop, pop)
If someone tries to confront me or starts trouble, we will shoot at them multiple times

Brown boy ain't never get got (yeah)
I, as a person of color, have never been caught, harmed, or killed

Gucci on every sock (on sock)
I am wearing socks with the Gucci brand logo on them

Got her suckin' my cock, cock, cock (my cock)
A woman is performing oral sex on me multiple times

Got ice, talkin' rock, rock, rocks (rocks)
I am wearing multiple pieces of jewelry that look like diamonds

Summertime, need a drop, drop, drop (skrrt)
In the summer, I need a fancy sports car to drive around town

I'm scared of gettin' caught, caught, caught (caught)
I am afraid of getting arrested

Let him bleed out, he got shot (shot)
Someone who tried to harm me was shot and I am okay with them suffering

Lots of cameras on my block (block)
There are many surveillance cameras in my neighborhood for security reasons

If I get caught, I won't talk (talk)
If I were to get caught by the police, I would not confess to anything

I know they wanna see me in a box (box)
People wish for me to go to jail or even die

Pull over, then I take off (off)
I will quickly drive away if a police officer tries to pull me over

Cover my body with expensive cloth (cloth)
If I were to die, I would want to be buried in expensive clothing

Can't talk 'cause you might be the cops (what?)
I can't trust who I talk to because they may be working as informants for the police

Get the bird and I make this shit flock (brr)
I can control a situation and make people follow my lead

I can make the bird dig a worm out the pot (woo)
I can do anything I want and still come out successful

Fuckin' on your bitch, I secure my spot (spot, spot)
By having sex with someone else's girlfriend, I solidify my position as dominant

Got a Bentley with the frog eyes, hop, hop, hop (skrrt)
I own a fancy car (Bentley) with unique headlights

Whoa, come on now, why would I stop? Yeah (whoa)
I have no reason to stop what I'm doing because of my success

I kicked the bitch to the curb, yeah (curb) When I was ridin' on the block, uh (let's go)
I rejected my former partner and moved on, while driving around my neighborhood

That girl, she a gnat-gnat, yeah (gnat) I need a fly swat, swat, uh (swat, swat)
The girl is annoying (like a gnat) and I need to get rid of her

She like the way I'm mixin' up my rocks, yeah (whoa) The diamonds hit, leave a mirage, yeah (whoa)
The woman is impressed with my jewelry and it gives a dazzling effect

The Rollie don't ever tick-tock, yeah My sections don't never, um, flop, yeah
My Rolex watch never shows the time and my business ventures never fail

One-nine-four-two, yeah Shot, shot, shot, shot, shot, yeah
1942 is a type of expensive liquor and gunshots are being fired

He talkin' shit, then he got shot (brr) Them bullets went through him, they hot (hot) He leakin', that boy need a mop (mop) That Glock, it don't miss, got a dot (woo)
Someone who was talking badly about me was shot multiple times and is now bleeding on the ground. My weapon (Glock) never misses its target

I sold over, so how could I flop? (Yeah) She keep speakin', that bitch, she a thot (thot, whoa)
I have achieved great financial success, so it's impossible for me to fail. A woman keeps speaking to me, but she is considered to be promiscuous and unimportant.