Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year

The Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year was introduced in 1991, and awarded for the best rap album in Canada. It was formerly known as Best Rap Recording from 1993 to 2002.

Before 1999, because of the relatively limited commercial visibility of Canadian hip hop, the award was presented the evening before the main Juno Award ceremony, along with the untelevised technical and industry insider awards. In 1998, Rascalz won the award, but claiming racism as a factor in the award's scheduling, refused to accept it."Kinder, gentler rap, eh? Canadians hip-hop onto centre stage" , Ottawa Citizen, March 7, 1999. The Junos moved the award to the main ceremony the following year.

The award nominations commonly mixed individual singles and full albums. At the Juno Awards of 2021, CARAS president Allan Reid announced that beginning with the Juno Awards of 2022, the category will be split into new separate categories for Rap Album/EP of the Year and Rap Single of the Year.Paul Grein, "The Weeknd Wins Three 2021 Juno Awards on First Night of Ceremony". Billboard, June 4, 2021.

Winners

Rap Recording of the Year (1991 - 1992) Year Winner(s) Recording Nominees Ref.1991Maestro Fresh-WesSymphony in Effect Simply Majestic with B-Kool, "Dance to the Music (Work Your Body)" MCJ and Cool G, "So Listen" Spunkadelic, "Take Me Like I Am" Dream Warriors, "Wash Your Face in My Sink"1992Dream Warriors"My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style" Maestro Fresh-Wes, "Conductin' Things" Michie Mee and L.A. Luv, Jamaican Funk: Canadian Style Simply Majestic, "Play the Music DJ" Kish, "She's a Flirt (Let's Do It)"

Best Rap Recording (1993 - 2002) Year Winner(s) Recording Nominees Ref.1993 Devon Keep It Slammin''' | Maestro Fresh-Wes, Maestro Zone The Maximum Definitive, "The Jungle Man" Organized Rhyme, "Check the O.R." Ragga Muffin Rascals, Really Livin'| |- ! scope="row"|1994 |TBTBT |One Track Mind| B-Kool, "Got to Get Over" Devon, "Call the Cops" Rumble, "Safe" Split Personality, "Try and Stop Us"

! scope="row"|1997 | Choclair | What It Takes| Scales Empire, Bright Lights, Big City Rascalz, FitnRedi Dream Warriors, The Master Plan Kardinal Offishall, Naughty Dread| Shawn Ohler, "Bum rap: Canadian rappers want some respect". Edmonton Journal, March 8, 1997. |- ! scope="row"|1998 | Rascalz | Cash Crop. Award refused by artist. | Infinite featuring Divine Earth Essence, "Gotta Get Mine" Choclair, "Just A Second Remix" Ghetto Concept, "Krazy World" Frankenstein, "Rain Is Gone"

! scope="row"|2002 | Swollen Members | Bad Dreams| Solitair, "Easy to Slip" Kardinal Offishall, Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1Jelleestone, Jelleestone Thirteen'' Ghetto Concept feat, Snow, Kardinal Offishall, Maestro, Red-One and Ironside, "Still Too Much"

Rap Recording of the Year (2003 - 2021) Year Winner(s) Recording Nominees Ref.2003Swollen MembersMonsters in the ClosetBrassMunk, El Dorado Checkmate, R.A.W. K-Os, Exit Rascalz, Reloaded2004ChoclairFlagrantBrassMunk, Dark Sunrise IRS, Welcome to Planet IRS Mr. Roam, Tom Strokes Presents the ClasSix Plus Six Sweatshop Union, Natural Progression2005k-osJoyful RebellionKardinal Offishall, "Bang Bang" Concise, "F.A.M.E." DL Incognito, Life's a Collection of Experiences Kyprios, Say Something2006K'naanThe Dusty Foot PhilosopherClassified, Boy-Cott-In the Industry Kardinal Offishall, Fire and Glory Eternia, It's Called Life Sweatshop Union, United We Fall2007Swollen MembersBlack MagicRich London, The Answer Arabesque, The Frenzy of Renown Classified, Hitch Hikin' Music DL Incognito, Organic Music for a Digital World2008BellyThe RevolutionBrassMunk, The Fewturistic JDiggz, Memoirs of a Playbwoy Marco Polo, Port Authority Shad, The Old Prince2009Kardinal OffishallNot 4 SaleDL Incognito, A Captured Moment in Time D-Sisive, The Book Famous, I Rap Now Point Blank, Point Blank2010DrakeSo Far Gone Classified, Self Explanatory Big Page, Drake & U.G.O Crew, "I'm Still Fly" K'naan, Troubadour K-os, Yes!2011ShadTSOLEternia and MoSS, At Last Drake, Thank Me Later Ghettosocks, Treat of the Day D-Sisive, Vaudeville2012DrakeTake CareClassified, Handshakes and Middle Fingers D-Sisive, Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye-Bye Kardinal Offishall, Anywhere (Ol' Time Killin' Pt. 2) Swollen Members, Dagger Mouth2013Classified feat. David Myles"Inner Ninja"JD Era, No Handouts Rich Kidd/SonReal, The Closers Madchild, Dope Sick Maestro Fresh Wes, Black Tuxedo EP2014DrakeNothing Was the SameClassified, Classified Rich Kidd, In My Opinion Shad, Flying Colours SonReal, Everywhere We Go2015Naturally Born StrangersThe Legends League Presents: Naturally Born StrangersMarco Polo, PA2: The Director's Cut P Reign, Dear America Saukrates, Amani Tre Mission, Stigmata2016DrakeIf You're Reading This It's Too LateBADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah, Sour Soul Kardinal Offishall, Kardi Gras, Vol. 1: The Clash k-os, Can't Fly Without Gravity SonReal, For the Town2017Jazz CartierHotel ParanoiaDrake, Views Belly, Another Day in Paradise Tory Lanez, I Told You Tasha the Amazon, Die Every Day2018Tory LanezShootersBelly, Mumble Rap Clairmont the Second, Lil Mont From the Ave Lou Phelps, 001: Experiments Maestro Fresh Wes, Coach Fresh2019Tory LanezLove Me Now?88Glam, 88Glam Reloaded Belly, Immigrant Killy, Surrender Your Soul NAV, Reckless"Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.2020Tory LanezFreaky88Glam, 88GLAM2 Classified, Tomorrow Could Be the Day Things Change Killy, Light Path 8 Nav, Bad HabitsMelody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.2021TobiELEMENTS Vol. 188Glam, New Mania bbno$ and Yung Gravy, Baby Gravy 2 Eric Reprid, Cold World NAV, Good Intentions (Brown Boy 2 Deluxe Version)Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.

Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year

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