Rap Essentials Volume One
 Rap Essentials Volume One is a Canadian hip hop compilation album released in 1996 on Beat Factory Music and distributed by EMI Music Canada. It is considered a landmark hip-hop album and it was very influential.Three songs from the album—Naughty Dread by Kardinal Offishall Fitnredi by Rascalz and Bright Lights Big City by Scales Empire—were nominated for Best Rap Recording at the 1997 Juno Awards.