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'''Vladimir Lyubovny''' ({{lang-ru|Влад Любовный}}; born June 28, 1973), commonly known as '''DJ Vlad''', is an American [[disc jockey|DJ]], [[Film director|director]], journalist and interviewer. He is the CEO of video and news website |
'''Vladimir Lyubovny''' ({{lang-ru|Влад Любовный}}; born June 28, 1973), commonly known as '''DJ Vlad''', is an American [[disc jockey|DJ]], [[Film director|director]], journalist and interviewer. He is the CEO of video and news website FedsTV.com. His [[YouTube]] channel, djvlad, features his interviews of multiple music artists and entertainers and currently has over two million subscribers. He has also produced and directed films. |
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== Life and career == |
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Lyubovny then turned his attention towards film. 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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080124/http://www.debate.org/reference/ghostride-the-whip |archivedate=2014-04-07 |df= }}</ref> DJ Vlad also produced and hosted [[Russell Simmons]]' and [[Stan Lathan]]'s ''Hip-Hop on Demand'' - a nationally syndicated, on-demand [[hip hop]] lifestyle channel on Comcast. |
Lyubovny then turned his attention towards film. 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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080124/http://www.debate.org/reference/ghostride-the-whip |archivedate=2014-04-07 |df= }}</ref> DJ Vlad also produced and hosted [[Russell Simmons]]' and [[Stan Lathan]]'s ''Hip-Hop on Demand'' - a nationally syndicated, on-demand [[hip hop]] lifestyle channel on Comcast. |
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In 2008, Lyubovny started |
In 2008, Lyubovny started FedsTV.com, a hip hop video [[news site]].<ref name= "Parlé" /> Shortly after launching the channel, Lyubovny was allegedly assaulted by rapper [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]]' entourage after he covered a story on the rapper's former career as a [[Prison officer|corrections officer]]. Lyubovny filed a $4 million lawsuit. 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 Ozone Awards in Houston, Texas, in 2008.<ref>{{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 |first= Alison |last= Gendar |publisher= NY Daily News |date= April 16, 2010}}</ref> |
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In April 2009, the ''Star & Buc Wild'' show joined the |
In April 2009, the ''Star & Buc Wild'' show joined the FedsTV 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 appeared on [[Adult Swim]]'s cartoon ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|The Boondocks]]''.<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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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 03:52, 27 September 2018
DJ Vlad | |
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| Born | Vladimir Lyubovny June 28, 1973[1] Kiev, Ukraine |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, director, journalist, interviewer |
Vladimir Lyubovny (Russian: Влад Любовный; born June 28, 1973), commonly known as DJ Vlad, is an American DJ, director, journalist and interviewer. He is the CEO of video and news website FedsTV.com. His YouTube channel, djvlad, features his interviews of multiple music artists and entertainers and currently has over two million subscribers. He has also produced and directed films.
Life and career
A computer science graduate of UC Berkeley, Lyubovny began his career as a computer programmer. He eventually started his own dot-com staffing company, GigaStaff.[2] In 2000, Vlad shut down GigaStaff and turned his attention to music. He moved to New York City and helped create the Rap Phenomenon mixtapes along with DJ Dirty Harry. The Rap Phenomenon mixtapes won awards from Rolling Stone, MTV and XXL magazine.
Lyubovny then turned his attention towards film. He directed on the American Gangster television series, as well as the documentary film Ghostride the Whip.[3] DJ Vlad also produced and hosted Russell Simmons' and Stan Lathan's Hip-Hop on Demand - a nationally syndicated, on-demand hip hop lifestyle channel on Comcast.
In 2008, Lyubovny started FedsTV.com, a hip hop video news site.[2] Shortly after launching the channel, Lyubovny was allegedly assaulted by rapper Rick Ross' entourage after he covered a story on the rapper's former career as a corrections officer. Lyubovny filed a $4 million lawsuit. 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 Ozone Awards in Houston, Texas, in 2008.[4]
In April 2009, the Star & Buc Wild show joined the FedsTV family to do a daily feature.[5] In May 2010, Lyubovny appeared on Adult Swim's cartoon The Boondocks.[6]
References
- ^ "DJ Vlad: I'll Start To Worry When They Stop Talking About Me". hiphoplt.com. March 19, 2013. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014.
- ^ a b Benoit, Kevin. "DJ Vlad - 60-Hour A Week Work Ethic Pays Off". Parlé Magazine.
- ^ "Ghostride the Whip". Debate. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Gendar, Alison (April 16, 2010). "Jury orders gangsta rapper Rick Ross to pay $300k to DJ Vlad for entourage attack". NY Daily News.
- ^ Hinckley, David (April 28, 2009). "Star and Buc Wild get online with Vlad". NY Daily News.
- ^ "DJ Vlad Talks "Boondocks" Season 3 Cameo". Complex. April 9, 2010.