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Song of the week: The Weeknd & Ariana Grande - Love Me Harder While The Weeknd and Ariana Grande might not make the most obvious bed fellows for a song you cannot doubt the power of their vocals on their collaborative single "Love Me Harder".  They have just released this stripped back video recording of the song with nothing but their mighty vocals along with an acoustic guitar. Listen to the full track on Hypebeast here . Album stream of the week: Wale & A-Trak - Festivus In anticipation of his next studio LP, The Album About Nothing, Wale has dropped Festivus an 11 track EP along with DJ and producer A-Trak. This latest offering features appearances from Pusha-T, A$AP Ferg and Fat Trel, listen for yourself over at Hypetrak here . Musical roundup of the week: Soundcloud Roundup 143 - Holiday Hangover Edition  Get over the festive hangover with another soundcloud roundup from Brotherhood Mag. Kicking it off with the latest French Montana you can head over...

This week see's the release of Maybach Music Group artist Wale's third studio album "The Gifted" Wale, born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, is a Washington, D.C. rapper who first came to light in 2006 after his single "Dig Dug (Shake It)" gained some significant popularity in his hometown. Shortly after that, super-producer Mark Ronson discovered Wale's music and signed him to Allido Records in 2007, which allowed him to release several mixtapes and appear on MTV and in magazines such as XXL and Vibe. In 2008, Wale made the jump to his first major label with Interscope Records, where he released his first full length studio album "Attention Deficit" to critical acclaim but unfortunately not commercial success. Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group signed Wale in the February of 2011 and he released his second studio album "Ambition" in the October of that year, shooting to number 2 in the US Billboard 200. Wale is ...