# 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. 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.

## Winners
### Rap Recording of the Year (1991 - 1992)

| Year | Winner(s) | Recording | Nominees | Ref. |
| 1991 | Maestro Fresh-Wes | Symphony 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" | |
| 1992 | Dream 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 |
| 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' |
| 1994 | TBTBT | One Track Mind | B-Kool, "Got to Get Over" Devon, "Call the Cops" Rumble, "Safe" Split Personality, "Try and Stop Us" |
| 1995 | Ghetto Concept | "Certified" | Freaks of Reality, Chi-Litchi-Latchi-Low Maestro Fresh-Wes, Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be from Canada?!! Rascalz, Really Livin' Dream Warriors, Subliminal Simulation |
| 1996 | Ghetto Concept | "E-Z On tha Motion" | Da Grassroots with Elemental, "Drama" UBAD, "The Legacy" Saukrates, "Still Caught Up" Cipher, "360 Degrees" |
| 1997 | Choclair | What It Takes | Scales Empire, Bright Lights, Big City Rascalz, FitnRedi Dream Warriors, The Master Plan Kardinal Offishall, Naughty Dread |
| 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" |
| 1999 | Rascalz featuring Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust and Checkmate | "Northern Touch" | Maestro, Built to Last Citizen Kane, The Epic Frankenstein, Frankenstein UV Ghetto Concept, Ghetto Concept, The Album |
| 2000 | Choclair | Ice Cold | Citizen Kane, Deliverance Rascalz, Global Warning Saukrates, Money or Love Michie Mee with Esthero, Don't Wanna Be Your Slave |
| 2001 | Swollen Members | Balance | DJ Serious, Dim Sum Kardinal Offishall, Husslin' BrassMunk, "Live Ordeal" Baby Blue Soundcrew feat. Kardinal Offishall, Sean Paul and Jully Black, "Money Jane" |
| 2002 | Swollen Members | Bad Dreams | Solitair, "Easy to Slip" Kardinal Offishall, Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1 Jelleestone, 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 |
| 2003 | Swollen Members | Monsters in the Closet | BrassMunk, El Dorado Checkmate, R.A.W. K-Os, Exit Rascalz, Reloaded |
| 2004 | Choclair | Flagrant | BrassMunk, Dark Sunrise IRS, Welcome to Planet IRS Mr. Roam, Tom Strokes Presents the ClasSix Plus Six Sweatshop Union, Natural Progression |
| 2005 | k-os | Joyful Rebellion | Kardinal Offishall, "Bang Bang" Concise, "F.A.M.E." DL Incognito, Life's a Collection of Experiences Kyprios, Say Something |
| 2006 | K'naan | The Dusty Foot Philosopher | Classified, Boy-Cott-In the Industry Kardinal Offishall, Fire and Glory Eternia, It's Called Life Sweatshop Union, United We Fall |
| 2007 | Swollen Members | Black Magic | Rich London, The Answer Arabesque, The Frenzy of Renown Classified, Hitch Hikin' Music DL Incognito, Organic Music for a Digital World |
| 2008 | Belly | The Revolution | BrassMunk, The Fewturistic JDiggz, Memoirs of a Playbwoy Marco Polo, Port Authority Shad, The Old Prince |
| 2009 | Kardinal Offishall | Not 4 Sale | DL Incognito, A Captured Moment in Time D-Sisive, The Book Famous, I Rap Now Point Blank, Point Blank |
| 2010 | Drake | So Far Gone | Classified, Self Explanatory Big Page, Drake & U.G.O Crew, "I'm Still Fly" K'naan, Troubadour K-os, Yes! |
| 2011 | Shad | TSOL | Eternia and MoSS, At Last Drake, Thank Me Later Ghettosocks, Treat of the Day D-Sisive, Vaudeville |
| 2012 | Drake | Take Care | Classified, Handshakes and Middle Fingers D-Sisive, Jonestown 2: Jimmy Go Bye-Bye Kardinal Offishall, Anywhere (Ol' Time Killin' Pt. 2) Swollen Members, Dagger Mouth |
| 2013 | Classified feat. David Myles | "Inner Ninja" | JD Era, No Handouts Rich Kidd/SonReal, The Closers Madchild, Dope Sick Maestro Fresh Wes, Black Tuxedo EP |
| 2014 | Drake | Nothing Was the Same | Classified, Classified Rich Kidd, In My Opinion Shad, Flying Colours SonReal, Everywhere We Go |
| 2015 | Naturally Born Strangers | The Legends League Presents: Naturally Born Strangers | Marco Polo, PA2: The Director's Cut P Reign, Dear America Saukrates, Amani Tre Mission, Stigmata |
| 2016 | Drake | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah, Sour Soul Kardinal Offishall, Kardi Gras, Vol. 1: The Clash k-os, Can't Fly Without Gravity SonReal, For the Town |
| 2017 | Jazz Cartier | Hotel Paranoia | Drake, Views Belly, Another Day in Paradise Tory Lanez, I Told You Tasha the Amazon, Die Every Day |
| 2018 | Tory Lanez | Shooters | Belly, Mumble Rap Clairmont the Second, Lil Mont From the Ave Lou Phelps, 001: Experiments Maestro Fresh Wes, Coach Fresh |
| 2019 | Tory Lanez | Love Me Now? | 88Glam, 88Glam Reloaded Belly, Immigrant Killy, Surrender Your Soul NAV, Reckless |
| 2020 | Tory Lanez | Freaky | 88Glam, 88GLAM2 Classified, Tomorrow Could Be the Day Things Change Killy, Light Path 8 Nav, Bad Habits |
| 2021 | Tobi | ELEMENTS Vol. 1 | 88Glam, New Mania bbno$ and Yung Gravy, Baby Gravy 2 Eric Reprid, Cold World NAV, Good Intentions (Brown Boy 2 Deluxe Version) |