I’m even probably military age right now. There’s a reasonable chance that I’d be in Kiev right now, had my parents not moved away, and that I’d be caught in that. Now when you look at what’s happening - literally I was born in Kiev, which is the capital of the Ukraine and where they’re all bombing. I was about four years old at the time, and my parents felt I’d have more of a future in the United States than in Russia. Society as a whole didn’t really like Jewish people. Even though I was too young to remember, my parents would tell me how they couldn’t get into certain universities or get certain jobs. We were a Jewish family living in the U.S.S.R., which was antisemitic. Variety spoke with Lyubovny (pictured below) at the THC Design facility in Los Angeles. “The bigger you get, the bigger the hate,” he says. With VLAD TV, Lyubovny has earned the respect of musicians and public figures, but he’s also invited criticism. Hughley is a pawn, but I address everything and find addresses, D.L.
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Hughley’s most recent VLAD TV interview, which prompted Kanye West to post on Instagram: “D.L. But it’s his news-making interviews that have drawn the most exposure. Beyond the numbers, Lyubovny’s VLAD TV has cultural cachet - its name has been dropped by 2 Chainz (the song “VLAD TV” appears on his latest album, “Dope Don’t Sell Itself”) on Lil Durk’s “Golden Child” (he raps, “I don’t fuck with Vlad”) and Pusha T is said to reference VLAD on his forthcoming project. “I’m very excited because I know that he’s going to take this super far.”Ĭontact Alexis at.
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“It shows that hard work really does pay off,” he said. Benjamin went on to say how proud he was of his younger brother. Over the past few years, Benjamin’s role in Sam’s music has shifted from assisting him to produce beats to serving as a figure in his life to give advice. “That's pretty much like when he really tapped into his craft and he's always been a very humble, hard worker,” he said. Now, that time spent working on music is paying off. For the first year of the pandemic, the brothers didn't leave the house.
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Zelaya’s brother, Benjamin Zelaya, believes the recent signing with Grade A Productions is his younger brother’s success coming full circle. Smith describes Zelaya’s music as being “unique” and noted that his voice flows well in every song. Smith said he instantly became a fan, listening to all of his songs after he heard that Zelaya had been signed to Grade A Productions. Xavier Smith, a 17-year-old Canadian in eleventh grade and fan of Zelaya’s, discovered him on social media through the Rap by RapTV Instagram account.
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“I'm still going to get my degree,” he said. Dickinson flew Zelaya out to Los Angeles to begin recording songs.Īlthough Zelaya’s time is filling up with recordings and meetings, he is still making school a priority. Impressed by Zelaya’s musical talent, Dickinson was determined to look into the Miami native’s work to begin working with him.Īfter getting into contact with Zelaya and listening to his songs like his unreleased track “5 minutes” and newer release “demo,” Dickinson was instantly reaffirmed in his mission to work with Zelaya. “Two years ago, my sister asked me: ‘Where do you see yourself in two years?’ And I said, ‘I just want to sign with Grade A,’” Zelaya said.ĭickinson came across the young singer's work in March when someone on his Instagram Live stream was listening to Zelaya. Working under Grade A Productions has been a long time goal. Zelaya said it’s crazy to be a part of a team that he was always interested in working with. “He’s about to be one of the biggest artists in the world,” Dickinson said.
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Already on the come-up, Dickinson recently shared that an unreleased song of Zelaya’s made the Top 25 on the SoundCloud charts. After only a week of meeting, 27-year-old co-founder of Grade A Productions, Brandon Dickinson, also known as “Lil Bibby” Dickinson signed Zelaya to Grade A Productions.