New Mixtape: Stalley- "Savage Journey to the American Dream"

Maybach Music Group artist and former University of Michigan basketball recruit Stalley drops his third tape "Savage Journey to the American Dream." Since dropping his first effort, "Goin Ape" in 2008, Stalley has been featured on 106 and Park, as well as on other MTV network features, not to  mention performing in SXSW 2012. This artist brings really nice production to complement his serious lyric skills. Download the mixtape at datpiff.

Spotlight: Stalley

Reppin for the Midwest, Kyle Myricks earned his nickname "Stallion," which characterized his youthful athleticism (he was a UofM baskeball recruit). Myricks later moved to Brooklyn to begin his music career and shortened the nickname to "Stalley." His new mixtape, "Savage Journey to the American Dream," drops today.

My Whole Entire Unit is Serious- Xaphoon Jones

Chilly track off the Xaphoon Jones Mixtape vol. 2.

Download his tapes, both Vol. 1 and 2 at illroots.com.

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New Video: Ryan Leslie- "5 Minute Freshen Up"

I've been pleasantly surprised by R. Les' new direction ever "Glory" dropped last spring. He kills the production side of everything he does, and the rhymes aren't bad either. Check out the fourth single off the upcoming Les is More.

Friday Freestyle

Every Friday we will feature a dope freestyle. It's still Friday in Hawaii, I think.

WTK is always nice, but FAB goes pretty hard in this one. Check it out.

Spotlight: DyMe-A-Duzin

Age: 19
City: Brooklyn

Follow: @DymeADuzin

Top 25 Jay-Z Verses

With a legendary career spanning over two decades at the top of the rap game, to deny Jay-Z’s status as one of the best niggas that done it is pretty much laughable. Since the 1996 debut of his landmark Reasonable Doubt album, Jay-Z has mostly maintained the tricky balancing act of being musically innovative, commercially viable, and respected by the hip-hop community.

But what are Jay’s finest moments? The questions was put to the Rap Genius community in a series of polls over the last two months, and the people have spoken! Rap Genius is therefore proud to present:

The Top 25 Jay-Z Verses