DC Young Fly

DC Young Fly (Season 16)

John Whitfield, (better known as **DC Young Fly**) is an American internet personality, comedian, actor, host, rapper, and singer best known for his "roasting sessions" videos on Instagram and Vine. He is also known for his roles in *The Trap*, *How High 2,* *I Got The Hook Up 2* and *Almost Christmas*. He was also known for being in the game show *Hip-Hop Squares*, and hosting the revival of *TRL* in 2017 until 2018. He is also apart of the podcast *85 South Show* along with Chico Bean, Karlous Miller and Clayton English. As of Season 7, he is one of the recurring cast members of the improv comedy show Wild 'N Out on MTV, VH1 and MTV2.

## Biography

DC Young Fly has channeled his passion to entertain into over 4 million followers on social media outlets that include Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Vevo. Along with being co-signed by comic legends like Kevin Hart, DC Young Fly's most recent musical project *Supplying Pressure* was featured on LiveMixtapes.com. DC Young Fly's work ethic in music has earned him spots alongside artists like Kevin Gates, B.o.B, Trae Tha Truth and super-producer Mike WiLL Made-It. In 2015, he became a recurring cast member of Season 7's *Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out* on MTV2.

In 2016, he had a small role in the Christmas comedy-drama film Almost Christmas, which was released worldwide on November 11, 2016 and also starred as the lead in the independent film #digitallivesmatter. In 2017, he was a opening act for Chris Brown's *Party Tour* and also starred in three BET shows such as *Tales*, *The Quad*, and *The New Edition Story*. In the same year, he became one of the main hosts for the revival for TRL on MTV from 2017 to 2018. The show later halted production and transferred over to Facebook.

In 2018, he released his mixtape *Curb Music* and filmed two films: *She Ball* with Nick Cannon and *I Got The Hook Up 2* with Master P, which was released on July 12, 2019. He also starred in the sequel *How High 2*alongside rapper Lil Yachty. In 2019, he and Jess Hilarious hosted the *2019 BET Social Awards*. In December 2019, DC Young Fly started performing as an opening act for R&B singer Eric Bellinger's *Cuffing Season Tour*. In 2020, DC Young Fly became one of the judges for the internet game show *Floored* on the streaming service "Quibi".

## Trivia

* He appeared in every episode in Seasons 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 18, and 20, 8 episodes in Season 10, 9 episodes in Season 11, 24 episodes in Season 14, 21 episodes in Season 15, 18 episodes in Season 16, 14 episodes in Season 17, and 19 episodes in Season 19.
* He is the youngest of 7 children.
* The reason for his "DC" tattoo is in memory of his brother Richie Whitfield.
* He had a feud with Kevin Hart.
* Him and Emmanuel Hudson were apart of the same entertainment company, Archive Entertainment.
* He was named Season 7's "Rookie of the Year".
* He was mainly on the Black Squad in Season 7, except in the "Dej Loaf" episode.
* He is the most followed cast member on Instagram.
* He is featured on two songs on *Wild 'N Out: Wildstyle, Vol. 1*.
* His acting film debut, *Almost Christmas* was filmed in his hometown.
* He has a podcast named "85 South Show" with fellow cast members Karlous Miller and Chico Bean.
* He and *Wild 'N Out* girl, Jacky Oh has two daughters named Nova and Nala.
* He appeared in *#DigitalLivesMatter* with Emmanuel Hudson and B. Simone.
* He was mainly on the Red Squad in Season 10, except in the "Santa Claus; Slick Woods; Jacquees" episode.
* During the production of Season 10 and Season 11, he was hosting *TRL*.
* He was mainly on the Red Squad in Season 11, except in the "Wild 'N Out: Veterans vs Rookies; Maino" episode.
* He appeared as a Team Captain in Season 11 and Season 12.
* He appeared in VH1's *Hip-Hop Squares* with Michael Blackson, DeRay Davis, Justina Valentine, B. Simone and Vena E..
* He was known for the Azealia Banks controversy that happened in Season 12.
* He revealed in an interview with VladTV that he was fighting 11 charges during his first season of *Wild 'N Out*.
* He appeared in the sequel *I Got The Hook Up 2* with FunnyMike, Michael Blackson and Pio.
* He appeared in sequel *How High 2* with Karlous Miller, DeRay Davis and Teresa Topnotch.
* He appeared in the film *She Ball* with Nick Cannon, Hitman Holla and Luenell.
* He was mainly on the Red Squad in Season 14.
* He was named the "Forever Captain of the New School" in Season 15.
* He was mainly on Team Evolution in Season 16, except in the "24kGoldn" episode.