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| caption = DJ Vlad in 2022 |
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| birth_name = Vladimir Lyubovny |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|6|28}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hiphoplt.com/dj-vlad-ill-start-to-worry-when-they-stop-talking-about-me |title=DJ Vlad. : I'll Start To Worry When They Stop Talking About Me|publisher=hiphoplt.com|date=March 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325221217/http://hiphoplt.com/dj-vlad-ill-start-to-worry-when-they-stop-talking-about-me|archive-date=March 25, 2014}}</ref> |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|6|28}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hiphoplt.com/dj-vlad-ill-start-to-worry-when-they-stop-talking-about-me |title=DJ Vlad. : I'll Start To Worry When They Stop Talking About Me|publisher=hiphoplt.com|date=March 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325221217/http://hiphoplt.com/dj-vlad-ill-start-to-worry-when-they-stop-talking-about-me|archive-date=March 25, 2014}}</ref> |
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| occupation = Interviewer, journalist, director |
| occupation = Interviewer, journalist, director |
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| birth_place = [[Kyiv]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgnGKcgowEw|title = The DJ Vlad Interview|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> |
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| alma_mater = [[University of California, Berkeley]] |
| alma_mater = [[University of California, Berkeley]] |
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'''Vladimir Lyubovny''' ({{lang-ru|Владимир Любовный}}; {{lang-uk|Володимир Любовний}}; born June 28, 1973), commonly known as '''DJ Vlad''', is an American interviewer, journalist, and former disc jockey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/00Exodus/status/979781972724654080|title=When Lil Baby almost made DJ Vlad blow his cover as an informant >>>pic.twitter.com/lKvWX3BZ1e|last=meaux|first=fbg|date=2018-03-30|website=@00Exodus|language=en|access-date=2019-06-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/rumors/is-dj-vlad-an-informant-WqKj_NXyWEWlG-tQgfBn3Q/|title=Is DJ Vlad An Informant?|website=AllHipHop.com|date=3 April 2018|language=en|access-date=2019-06-22}}</ref> He is the CEO of video and news website VladTV.com. His [[YouTube]] channel, djvlad, features his interviews of music artists and entertainers and currently has over five million subscribers. He has also produced and directed films. He currently lives in Calabasas, California. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Lyubovny was born in [[Kyiv, Ukraine]] (then part of the [[Soviet Union]]) to a [[Russian Jewish]] family and moved to the United States at the age of five, first living in |
Lyubovny was born in [[Kyiv, Ukraine]] (then part of the [[Soviet Union]]) to a [[Russian Jewish]] family and moved to the United States at the age of five, first living in Springfield, [[Massachusetts]] before his family settled down in [[San Mateo, California]].<ref name="No Jumper">{{cite web |title=The DJ Vlad Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgnGKcgowEw&t=167s |archive-date=2019-04-22 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |publisher=No Jumper |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=December 2020}} Lyubovny became interested in hip hop in his youth when [[N.W.A]] released [[N.W.A. and the Posse|their debut album]]. |
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==Career== |
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Lyubovny was initially making [[hip hop music|hip hop]] beats, but later quit when he realized he would not be successful at it.<ref name="yanadameen">{{cite web |title=Rah Digga To DJ Vlad: "Your Platform Perpetuates A Lot Of Nonsense" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUehylbT-zE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/QUehylbT-zE |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |publisher=Yanadameen Godcast |access-date=29 August 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He began DJing after experimenting with a friend's equipment. In a 2010 interview with ''Parlé Magazine'', he stated: "I kinda reached this point where I was like 'I really wanna do music. Let me try and concentrate and do music as well'."<ref name= "Parlé">{{cite news |url= http://www.parlemag.com/2010/09/dj-vlad-60-hour-a-week-work-ethic-pays-off/ |work= Parlé Magazine |title= DJ Vlad - 60-Hour A Week Work Ethic Pays Off |first= Kevin |last= Benoit}}</ref> He directed on the ''[[American Gangster (TV series)|American Gangster]]'' television series, as well as the [[documentary film]] ''Ghostride the Whip''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debate.org/reference/ghostride-the-whip |title=Ghostride the Whip |publisher=Debate |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080124/http://www.debate.org/reference/ghostride-the-whip |archive-date=2014-04-07 }}</ref> |
Lyubovny was initially making [[hip hop music|hip hop]] beats, but later quit when he realized he would not be successful at it.<ref name="yanadameen">{{cite web |title=Rah Digga To DJ Vlad: "Your Platform Perpetuates A Lot Of Nonsense" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUehylbT-zE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/QUehylbT-zE |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |publisher=Yanadameen Godcast |access-date=29 August 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He began DJing after experimenting with a friend's equipment. In a 2010 interview with ''Parlé Magazine'', he stated: "I kinda reached this point where I was like 'I really wanna do music. Let me try and concentrate and do music as well'."<ref name= "Parlé">{{cite news |url= http://www.parlemag.com/2010/09/dj-vlad-60-hour-a-week-work-ethic-pays-off/ |work= Parlé Magazine |title= DJ Vlad - 60-Hour A Week Work Ethic Pays Off |first= Kevin |last= Benoit}}</ref> He directed on the ''[[American Gangster (TV series)|American Gangster]]'' television series, as well as the [[documentary film]] ''Ghostride the Whip''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debate.org/reference/ghostride-the-whip |title=Ghostride the Whip |publisher=Debate |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080124/http://www.debate.org/reference/ghostride-the-whip |archive-date=2014-04-07 }}</ref> |
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Lyubovny later launched VladTV.com and initially uploaded [[MP3]] files of DJ [[mixtape]]s.<ref name="Parlé" />{{when|date=May 2020}} He moved to [[New York City]] and released the ''Rap Phenomenon'' mixtape series.<ref name="Parlé" />{{when|date=May 2020}} He was also making hip hop DVDs, but was financially struggling as DVD sales began to decline. In 2008, Lyubovny turned his attention towards [[YouTube]], which had recently launched its [[YouTube#Partnership with video creators|Partner Program]] which allows content creators to earn money. Lyubovny then decided to drop all other endeavours and focus on YouTube full-time.<ref name="yanadameen"/> |
Lyubovny later launched VladTV.com and initially uploaded [[MP3]] files of DJ [[mixtape]]s.<ref name="Parlé" />{{when|date=May 2020}} He moved to [[New York City]] and released the ''Rap Phenomenon'' mixtape series.<ref name="Parlé" />{{when|date=May 2020}} He was also making hip hop DVDs, but was financially struggling as DVD sales began to decline. In 2008, Lyubovny turned his attention towards [[YouTube]], which had recently launched its [[YouTube#Partnership with video creators|Partner Program]] which allows content creators to earn money. Lyubovny then decided to drop all other endeavours and focus on YouTube full-time.<ref name="yanadameen"/> |
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In August 2008, Lyubovny was assaulted by rapper [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]]'s entourage after he covered a story on the rapper's former career as a [[Prison officer|corrections officer]].<ref name ="rickross">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/jury-orders-gangsta-rapper-rick-ross-pay-300k-dj-vlad-entourage-attack-article-1.168709|title=Jury orders gangsta rapper Rick Ross to pay $300k to DJ Vlad for entourage attack|last=Gendar|first=Alison|date=April 16, 2010|publisher=NY Daily News}}</ref> Lyubovny filed a $4 million lawsuit.<ref name="rosslawsuit">{{cite web |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=DJ Vlad Files $4 Million Lawsuit Against Rick Ross Over Alleged Ozone Awards Beatdown |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1592890/dj-vlad-files-4-million-lawsuit-against-rick-ross-over-alleged-ozone-awards-beatdown/ |
In August 2008, Lyubovny was assaulted by rapper [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]]'s entourage after he covered a story on the rapper's former career as a [[Prison officer|corrections officer]].<ref name ="rickross">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/jury-orders-gangsta-rapper-rick-ross-pay-300k-dj-vlad-entourage-attack-article-1.168709|title=Jury orders gangsta rapper Rick Ross to pay $300k to DJ Vlad for entourage attack|last=Gendar|first=Alison|date=April 16, 2010|publisher=NY Daily News}}</ref> Lyubovny filed a $4 million lawsuit.<ref name="rosslawsuit">{{cite web |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=DJ Vlad Files $4 Million Lawsuit Against Rick Ross Over Alleged Ozone Awards Beatdown |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1592890/dj-vlad-files-4-million-lawsuit-against-rick-ross-over-alleged-ozone-awards-beatdown/ |website=MTV.com |publisher=MTV |access-date=28 May 2020 |date=15 August 2008}}</ref> On April 15, 2010, a New York Federal Jury awarded Lyubovny $300,000 in his civil suit, finding Ross liable for setting Lyubovny up for the attack at the 2008 Ozone Awards in [[Houston, Texas]].<ref name="rickross"/> |
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In April 2009, the ''Star & Buc Wild'' show joined the VladTV family to do a daily feature.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/star-buc-wild-online-vlad-article-1.365266 |title= Star and Buc Wild get online with Vlad |first= David |last= Hinckley |date= April 28, 2009 |publisher= NY Daily News}}</ref> In May 2010, Lyubovny voiced himself for a cameo in ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|The Boondocks]]'' episode "Bitches to Rags".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2010/04/dj-vlad-talks-boondocks-season-3-cameo |publisher= Complex |title= DJ Vlad Talks "Boondocks" Season 3 Cameo |date= April 9, 2010 }}</ref> |
In April 2009, the ''Star & Buc Wild'' show joined the VladTV family to do a daily feature.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/star-buc-wild-online-vlad-article-1.365266 |title= Star and Buc Wild get online with Vlad |first= David |last= Hinckley |date= April 28, 2009 |publisher= NY Daily News}}</ref> In May 2010, Lyubovny voiced himself for a cameo in ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|The Boondocks]]'' episode "Bitches to Rags".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2010/04/dj-vlad-talks-boondocks-season-3-cameo |publisher= Complex |title= DJ Vlad Talks "Boondocks" Season 3 Cameo |date= April 9, 2010 }}</ref> |
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In December 2016, Lyubovny interviewed [[Soulja Boy]], who explained events surrounding a home invasion and shooting in 2008.<ref name="souljaboychallenge">{{cite web |last1=Coleman II |first1=C. Vernon |title=Soulja Boy Challenge Takes Over The Internet |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/12/soulja-boy-challenge/ |website=XXL |access-date=28 May 2020 |date=31 December 2016}}</ref> The interview went viral, with many questioning the validity of Soulja Boy's claims. Numerous people parodied Soulja Boy's interview online, including rapper [[Joe Budden]], and comedians [[Mike Epps]] and |
In December 2016, Lyubovny interviewed [[Soulja Boy]], who explained events surrounding a home invasion and shooting in 2008.<ref name="souljaboychallenge">{{cite web |last1=Coleman II |first1=C. Vernon |title=Soulja Boy Challenge Takes Over The Internet |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/12/soulja-boy-challenge/ |website=XXL |publisher=XXL |access-date=28 May 2020 |date=31 December 2016}}</ref> The interview went viral, with many questioning the validity of Soulja Boy's claims. Numerous people parodied Soulja Boy's interview online, including rapper [[Joe Budden]], and comedians [[Mike Epps]] and DC Young Fly, in what was ironically dubbed the "Soulja Boy Challenge".<ref name="souljaboychallenge"/> |
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In September 2022 Lyubovny revealed he suffers from [[obsessive compulsive disorder]].<ref>{{cite web|title=DJ Vlad on Joe Budden, Anti-Gamer Controversy, Donald Trump, His Dream Interview & More| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKC6jU2uOsU&t=1895s}}</ref> |
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