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North Korea is sure that President Obama shut down their Internet, and they’re steaming mad. To prove it, the National Defense Commission likened the president to a primate in a statement released Saturday (Dec. 27) morning.

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Light Girls, an upcoming documentary that will examine the advantages and disadvantages of lighter-skinned Black people, will air in 2015. The project is a sequel to 2012’s Dark Girls documentary from filmmaker Bill Duke.

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Diddy is a character, and that’s likely to never change. The mogul celebrated Christmas alongside his on-again, off-again girlfriend Kim Porter and their children in St. Barths; the vacay was captured on Instagram.

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Dom Kennedy delivers his second new groove in recent weeks with “Posted In The Club.”

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What began as a promise has finally materialized into a new song for fans to enjoy. N.E.R.D reunite on “Squeeze Me” after a whopping four years apart.

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Like The Wrap Up for audio heat, this week’s installment of the Top 10 Videos of the Week will be the last of 2014.

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Dustin Diamond was arrested in Wisconsin early Friday morning (Dec. 27) for allegedly stabbing a guy. The Saved By The Bell star whipped out his switchblade, allegedly, and attacked during a confrontation at the Grand Avenue Saloon on Christmas.

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The recent “Instagram Purge” or “Instagram Rapture” slammed stars of all variety after the social media service got rid of what it called “spammy” accounts. The purge removed millions of fake or allegedly purchased followers, but the exodus also affected the bottom line of some of the celebrities’ wallets as well.

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Sports are known to ignite some heated arguments but one man in California set a new precedence after he drove 35 minutes to fight a Kobe Bryant hater.

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Sneaker culture has witnessed the rise of boutique owner and designer Ronnie Fieg, the recent subject of piece in New York Times.

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With Christmas in the past and New Year’s Day on the near horizon, Hip-Hop Wired delivers the final 2014 installment of The Wrap Up.

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The ratio of protest songs to police brutality cases in 2014 has been underwhelmingly low and Questlove feels there is a clear cut reasoning for that.