In 1991 the Dove Awards honored their first Rap / Hip Hop Song of the Year and Album of the Year.
1999
Warner Bros
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
- Heatseeker - The World Wide Message Tribe
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
- “Plagiarism” from Factors of the Seven - Grits
1998
Warner Bros
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
- Revived - World Wide Message Tribe
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
- “Jumping in the House of God” from Revived - World Wide Message Tribe
1997
Warner Bros
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
- Erace - The Gotee Brothers
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
- “Jumping in the House of God” from Revived - World Wide Message Tribe
1996
Reunion Records
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
- Church Of Rhythm - Church Of Rhythm
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Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year (tie)
- “Take Back the Beat” from Church of Rhythm - Church of Rhythm
Purchase/Download - "R.I.O.T. (Righteous Invasion Of Truth)" from R.I.O.T. - Carman
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1995
Forefront Records
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
- Not enough eligible entries
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
- “Luv is a Verb” - dc Talk
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1994
ForeFront Records
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
- Not enough eligible entries
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
- “Socially Acceptable” - from Free at Last - dc Talk
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1993
ForeFront
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
- Good News for the Bad Timez - Mike-E
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Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
- “Can I Get A Witness” from Nu Thang - dc Talk
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1992
Forefront
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
- Mike-E and the G-Rap Crew - Mike-E
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
- “I Love Rap Music” from Nu Thang - dc Talk
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1991
Forefront
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
- Nu Thang - dc Talk
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Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
- “It's Time” from Return - The Winans
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