On October 1, 2022, Nav took to
Twitter to announce the title of the album, which was called
Nav2 at the time and would have been his third commercial mixtape, as well as the sequel to his 2017
self-titled debut commercial mixtape. On February 10, 2023, he released the self-produced single "
Lately", which was originally going to serve as the lead single from the project, to kick off his next musical era. For the rest of the year, Nav stayed relatively quiet on social media and posted a few snippets of songs that might possibly appear on the project, although he released a few songs and was featured on a few. In April 2024, Nav performed twice at the
Coachella festival in Indio, California, on April 14 and April 21, where he announced the title
OMW2 Rexdale at the end of his performance on the former date although it was unclear whether it was a single or a project and performed the then-unreleased song from the album titled "Red" on the latter date. On May 14, he released a trailer video for the album, where he confirmed the title of the album and announced that it would be released in the middle of that year, while also hinting at American rappers
Future,
Young Thug,
Travis Scott,
Don Toliver,
Playboi Carti, and American record producer
Metro Boomin being some of the potential guest appearances on the album, although the former three did not appear on it. Exactly two weeks later, while performing at
PFL 10 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia before the event started, Nav announced that it would be released the following year. After releasing a few singles and being featured on one, stayed relatively quiet on social media for the rest of the year. On March 18, 2025, Nav announced the release date of the album along with a final trailer video, followed by its cover art being revealed the following date. The lead single, "Real Me", a collaboration with Metro Boomin, was released on March 21. ==Commercial performance and controversy==