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President Barack Obama has named Kendrick Lamar's "How Much a Dollar Cost" as his favorite song of 2015. The song itself features a hook from James Fauntleroy and cameo by the Isley Brothers' Ronald Isley, and is known as the emotional centerpiece on To Pimp A Butterfly. "It's a true story," Lamar told MTV News. "These are moments in my life deeper than just handing somebody a dollar. These are actually moments of integrity, actually being able to talk to somebody. Me talking to (this homeless man) was simply a thank you from God. And I felt God speaking through him to get at me." TMZ later caught up with Lamar to get his thoughts on Obama naming his song as favorite for the year, to which Lamar replied: "Man, that's great, man." The TMZ reporter followe

Due to a mix up by Drake's record company, his latest single "Hotline Bling" was reportedly not submitted for next year’s Grammy Awards. Drake is currently up for five nominations at the upcoming ceremony including Best Rap Performance for 'Back to Back', and Best Rap Song for 'Energy'. But Drake's 'Hotline Bling' was reportedly overlooked by his record label, Cash Money. The song was not submitted due to a clerical error and would have been up for multiple awards, including Record Of The Year. Even Adele expressed admiration for the song and offered to collaborate on the track with him. She said: "I really want us to do an official remix. I love Drake. I love Drake so much. I even got the coat that's in the ('Hotline Bling') video - I got it delivered the other day, I ordered

Seattle-based emcee Michael Martinez, better known as Onry Ozzborn, is a busy guy. As founder of Northwest hip-hop collective Oldominion (or the West Coast Wu-Tang Clan), member of Grayskul (Rhymesayers), Dark Time Sunshine, and master of his own solo career, there's rarely a moment when he's not working on music. Along with JFK (also of Oldominion), Ozzborn was a featured artist at the 20th anniversary of Rhymesayers Entertainment in Minneapolis, Minnesota December 4, 2015. The lineup included Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Dilated Peoples, Abstract Rude, Dem Atlas, Brother Ali and other artists on the RSE roster. In addition to RSE, Ozzborn is also a longtime signee of independent powerhouse label Fake Four Inc., founded by brothers Ceschi and David Ramos. He took a few minutes to catch his bre

After the radio silence received from Jidenna, he's finally reappeared with a new song and music video. In the red-accented, black and white video for "Long Live The Chief", the rapper takes his admittedly stylish following to church, strutting in front of a funeral procession. Rapping about running the country, Jidenna reminds us of how versatile his presence is as an artist, going from the fun and bouncy hit of "Classic Man" to the rasping, hard-hitting sound of "Long Live The Chief". Jidenna is signed to Wondaland Records, and distributed through Epic Records. He released his first single "Classic Man" in February of 2015, and even earned a Grammy nomination. By Devon Pyne for RAPstation.com

Nicki Minaj has promised to release a mixtape six years after her mixtape release 'Beam Me Up Scotty', and hopes to give some inspiration to other female rappers as well. In an interview with Billboard, Minaj explains the impact a mixtape could have on her career, and commits to her first one in six years. "I'll definitely drop a mixture," she told the publication in her cover story, "I have to." She doesn't talk specifics when it comes to the release schedule or the content of the recording. Explaining the idea behind the mixtape, Minaj adds "Well, I want to touch a couple of beats that I wasn't on. I could have bodied a lot of the records that came out in the last year. But the main thing is, I have to set an example for female rappers. I'm at the top of that

T.I. has been casted for A&E Networks’ Roots remake. T.I. will be featured in the finale episode of the four-part miniseries. He will be playing Cyrus, a strong willed slave who fights for his freedom alongside the Union Army and against the Confederacy. Other cast additions to the Roots reboot are James Purefoy, Mekhi Phifer, Matthew Goode, Lane Garrison, Emayatzy Corinealdi and G. Hannelius. The additions join a cast that includes Laurence Fishburne, Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni Rose, Chad L. Coleman, Erica Tazel, Derek Luke, Regé-Jean Page and Kirby. Roots is currently filming in Louisiana and is set to premiere in 2016. The original Roots aired on ABC in 1977 and is based off of Alex Haley’s 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Fami