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[edit]
Rap Recording of the Year (1991 - 1992)[edit]
| Year | Winner(s) | Recording | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Maestro Fresh-Wes | Symphony in Effect |
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| 1992 | Dream Warriors | "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style" |
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Best Rap Recording (1993 - 2002)[edit]
Rap Recording of the Year (2003 - 2021)[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Paul Grein, "The Weeknd Wins Three 2021 Juno Awards on First Night of Ceremony". Billboard, June 4, 2021.
- ^ Shawn Ohler, "Bum rap: Canadian rappers want some respect". Edmonton Journal, March 8, 1997.
- ^ "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
- ^ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
- ^ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
