Travis Scott’s Engineer Explains Why Nav’s “Yosemite” Vocals Were So Quiet

genius.com:

NAV’s unusually quiet vocals on Travis Scott’s 2018 single, “YOSEMITE,” sparked a litany of memes upon its release. While the odd mixing choice was eventually changed on streaming services, no explanation ever materialized—until now.

In a new interview with Genius, Travis' longtime engineer CA$HPASSION (aka Jimmy Cash) revealed that NAV’s teensy vocals were likely a mixing error as the result of a tight album deadline. “I think it was just a little mistake on that,” he said, noting that he got into a serious car accident right before they turned the album in to the label. “We were just going on overdrive, over time, you know what I mean?