Freshman List
{{short description|2018 single by Nav}}
{{for|XXL{{'}}s "Freshman Class" list|XXL (magazine)#Annual "Freshman Class" List}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Freshman List
| cover = Nav - Freshman List.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Nav
| album = Reckless
| released = March 16, 2018
| genre =
| length = 3:06
| label = {{hlist|XO|Republic}}
| writer = {{hlist|Navraj Goraya|Masamune Kudo|Ryan Vojtesak}}
| producer = {{hlist|Rex Kudo|Charlie Handsome}}
| prev_title = Phone
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Maintain
| next_year = 2018
}}
"Freshman List" is a song by Canadian rapper Nav, released on March 16, 2018, as the second single from his debut studio album Reckless (2018). Produced by Rex Kudo and Charlie Handsome, it sees Nav taking aim at the hip hop magazine XXL.
Background and composition
In the song, Nav raps in his signature melodic flow while criticizing XXL, boastfully implying he is one of the best new artists of his time; he sings in the hook, "I was made for this shit, rookie of the year / I wouldn't show up for the Freshman list / Your swag expired, you ain't fresh like this / Shit on all my haters, I'ma make them pissed,"{{cite web |last1=Mojica |first1=Nick |title=Nav Wants the Rookie of the Year Crown on New Song "Freshman List" |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/nav-freshman-list/ |website=XXL |access-date=November 30, 2022 |date=March 16, 2018}}{{cite web |title=New Music: NAV - 'Freshman List' |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2018/03/16/new-music-nav-freshman-list/ |website=Rap-Up |access-date=November 30, 2018 |date=March 16, 2018}} He later details his rise from producing to rapping.
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Canada|49|artist=Nav|rowheader=true|access-date=November 30, 2022}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Nav|title=Freshman List|relyear=2018|certyear=2019|accessdate=November 30, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom |streaming=true |nosales=true |noshipments=true}}