DJ Vlad

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. He grew up in the Bay Area and became interested in hip hop in his youth when N.W.A released their debut album. He went to university at UC Berkeley graduating in Computer Science and Engineering. == Career ==

Lyubovny was initially making hip hop beats, but later quit when he realized he would not be successful at it. 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'." He directed on the American Gangster television series, as well as the documentary film Ghostride the Whip. Lyubovny later launched VladTV.com and initially uploaded MP3 files of DJ mixtapes. 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 2008 Ozone Awards in Houston, Texas. In May 2010, Lyubovny voiced himself for a cameo in The Boondocks episode "Bitches to Rags". In December 2016, Lyubovny interviewed Soulja Boy, who explained events surrounding a home invasion and shooting in 2008. 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 D.C. Young Fly, in what was ironically dubbed the "Soulja Boy Challenge". == Political views ==

In 2023, Lyubovny criticized rapper Drake for not standing in support of Israel following the October 7 attacks, stating "Heaven forbid that Drake might debut at #2 behind Taylor Swift because some of his Palestinian fans chose to not stream his album." ==Notes==