Maestro Fresh Wes was the first winner of best rap at the Junos in 1991...and it's been a 'symphony in effect' ever since. Hear past winners including Drake, Jazz Cartier, Shad, K'naan, K-OS, Haviah Mighty and more
Have you listened to our Juno-related streams recently?
To get Canadian music fans prepped for the 2018 Juno Awards, we've launched streams with past Juno winners from different genres, with streams including Songwriter of the Year, Jazz Album of the Year: Group, Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble, Country Album of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, Children's Album of the Year, and Indigenous Album of the Year. Today's stream is Rap Recording of the Year.
This new stream features the best of the best in the Canadian rap scene. From Maestro Fresh West — who won the first Juno for rap recording of the year in 1991 — to Drake to Jazz Cartier to Shad to K'naan and more, listen to them all by pressing play above.
The 47th annual Juno Awards will take place on March 25, 2018, in Vancouver. We'll be releasing one more stream for now, so stay tuned to CBC.ca/junos to keep up with the new music. That's also where you'll get all our Juno Awards coverage, and where you'll be able to watch the awards live from the Rogers Centre in 2018.
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Get your tickets for the 2018 Juno Awards, hosted by Michael Bublé
Listen to top Canadian jazz ensembles of Juno Awards past
Serena Ryder to the Weeknd: listen to our stream of Juno Award-winning songwriters