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Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year

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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.[citation needed]

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.[1] 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.[2]

Winners

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Rap Recording of the Year (1991 - 1992)

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Year Winner(s) Recording Nominees Ref.
1991 Maestro Fresh-Wes Symphony in Effect
1992 Dream Warriors "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style"

Best Rap Recording (1993 - 2002)

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Year Winner(s) Recording Nominees Ref.
1993 Devon Keep It Slammin'
1994 TBTBT One Track Mind
1995 Ghetto Concept "Certified"
1996 Ghetto Concept "E-Z On tha Motion"
1997 Choclair What It Takes [3]
1998 Rascalz Cash Crop. Award refused by artist.[1]
1999 Rascalz featuring Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust and Checkmate "Northern Touch"
2000 Choclair Ice Cold
2001 Swollen Members Balance
2002 Swollen Members Bad Dreams

Rap Recording of the Year (2003 - 2021)

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Year Winner(s) Recording Nominees Ref.
2003 Swollen Members Monsters in the Closet
2004 Choclair Flagrant
2005 k-os Joyful Rebellion
2006 K'naan The Dusty Foot Philosopher
2007 Swollen Members Black Magic
2008 Belly The Revolution
2009 Kardinal Offishall Not 4 Sale
2010 Drake So Far Gone
2011 Shad TSOL
2012 Drake Take Care
2013 Classified feat. David Myles "Inner Ninja"
2014 Drake Nothing Was the Same
2015 Naturally Born Strangers The Legends League Presents: Naturally Born Strangers
2016 Drake If You're Reading This It's Too Late
2017 Jazz Cartier Hotel Paranoia
2018 Tory Lanez Shooters
2019 Tory Lanez Love Me Now? [4]
2020 Tory Lanez Freaky [5]
2021 Tobi ELEMENTS Vol. 1 [6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kinder, gentler rap, eh? Canadians hip-hop onto centre stage" Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, Ottawa Citizen, March 7, 1999.
  2. ^ Paul Grein, "The Weeknd Wins Three 2021 Juno Awards on First Night of Ceremony". Billboard, June 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Shawn Ohler, "Bum rap: Canadian rappers want some respect". Edmonton Journal, March 8, 1997.
  4. ^ "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
  5. ^ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  6. ^ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
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