BETARAZ DIVAS TAKE OVER THE DMV

For those that are not familiar with the name, Faraz Betaraz is CEO of BeTaRaz Entertainment. BeTaRaZ is a full service entertainment company based in the Washington DC area specializing in event planning and music promotion. Many can actually catch Faraz daily at venues from Virginia to DC rockin' the mic on stage. He's hosted numerous high profile celebrity events and is also the go to guy for top models in the region. Founded in 2007 by Faraz (Future Birth) and Rashid (K-Beta), the company's mission is to put on the hottest parties in the area, while maintaining its position as the pulse of the DMV Lifestyle.

Take some time and check out his youtube channel. One of his most popular projects is the DMV Divas Calendar that he releases every year. This calendar features the most prestigious models carefully selected by Faraz and his team. With this project, BeTaRaz is able to provide an opportunity for each model to increase their fanbase and gain more exposure.

Here's a video teaser for this year's DMV Divas Calendar brought to you exclusively by BeTaRaz Entertainment. Keep up the great work Faraz. We'll see you on the top for sure.

For more information, please visit www.betaraz.com.

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Local Artists Compete At Shine Saturdays

On October 22, 2011, local artists of different genres competed for a chance to win first place at the first ever Shine Saturdays song competition. This event was presented by SNRG in conjunction with KnoName Media taking place at Jammin Java located in Vienna, Virginia. The whole concept of the event is to provide local, aspiring musicians the opportunity to perform on stage in front of a live audience. A cash prize of $300 was awarded to Dope Inc., a rap duo with two members, Ru and Sammy. Performing alongside them, were Paradise Inya Citi, leading vocalist for popular band, Cultural Affairz and Toua, also a rising talent from the DC area.

I.Speak of SNRG, opened up the show performing just a couple of tracks to tease the audience before the competition. As a surprise, Caila Baby, who's been MIA for a few months now, graced the stage to spit her lyrics from the Hello World remix, done in collaboration with I.Speak.

There were 3 acts that competed. The first act goes by the name, The F.A.M. also known as The Fascinating, Artistic, Musicians consisting of 3 cousins aged 19, 20 and 21. They grew up in Northern, Virginia and began making music out of boredom one day. Taking the stage as the second competitor is a singer from Stafford, Virginia named Jenny Hajduk. She's been singing for about 6 years and has performed in DC at Bella Cafe. The crowd was moved by her performance at one point sticking their lighters in the air as they swayed to sounds of her acoustic guitar. Lastly, to the hit the stage is previously mentioned, Dope Inc. It was quite obvious who the crowd came out to support. Dope Inc. had the biggest reaction, with a loud roar heard outside the venue once they graced the stage.  This would be their second live performance, both at Jammin Java.

Proceeding the competition, I.Speak along with the rest of the SNRG family, LAStone and TrakFormer performed their lastest tracks produced by TrakFormer himself with DJ Asu Rock on the turntables. Judging the event was DJ Asu Rock, nationally known musician Sergio and Red, Gold, Green formerly known as The Five One.

For more information on SNRG, please visit http://www.snrgonline.com/

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Recap 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards Show

The show aired last night on BET. In years prior, performances are ususally the highlight of the evening. Artists making headlines in the media take center stage, performing their latest tracks. However, with each passing year, Cyphers have taken over the show, taking precedence. It appears that fan favorite is Eminem and Shady/Aftermath.



Performances last night include:

DMX Young Jeezy & T.I.
Wiz Khalifa & Chevy Woods
Wale, Meek Mill & Rick Ross
Lupe Fiasco
Big Sean & Roscoe Dash
Heavy D & Tyrese

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The World Says Goodbye To Steve Jobs

On October 5, 2011, the world lost a modern day genius.  Steve Jobs, ex-CEO of Apple passed away at age 56.  Jobs is survived by his wife, Laurene, to whom he was married for 20 years; their three children; and a fourth child, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, from a previous relationship.  His life is a story to share. 

Steve Jobs was the Chairman of the Board of Apple, which he co-founded in 1976. Apple is leading the consumer technology world with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, its family of iPod media players and iTunes media store, and its Mac computers and iLife and iWork application suites. Apple recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

Steve also co-founded and was the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios, which created some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time including Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and Ratatouille. Pixar merged with The Walt Disney Company in 2006 and Steve served on Disney's board of directors.

He was born in San Fransisco, California to a Syrian Immigrant and American graduate student. Steve grew up in the apricot orchards which later became known as Silicon Valley.

President Barack Obama said in a statement:

"Michelle and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs. Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.

By building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity. By making computers personal and putting the internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun. And by turning his talents to storytelling, he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups alike. Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last. Because he did, he transformed our lives, redefined entire industries, and achieved one of the rarest feats in human history: he changed the way each of us sees the world.

The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to Steve's wife Laurene, his family, and all those who loved him."

He will be sorely missed.  The world of technology will definitely not be the same.  Rest in peace.

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