DC Young Fly Is Alive

ORIGIN
DC Young Fly is an American comedian, actor, rapper, and social media star from Atlanta, Georgia. He’s known for mixing music and comedy. His discography includes the tapes Industry Most Wanted (2014), Supplyin Pressure (2015), and Trap Soul (2019). He’s collaborated with acts like Kevin Gates, B.O.B and Mike WiLL Made-It. Young Fly began hosting Total Request Live reboot in 2017. His film credits include Almost Christmas (2016), Armed (2018), and the upcoming How High 2 (2019). He’s a cast member on Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘n Out.

Given name, John Whitfield, he was born on May 2, 1992, in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up and the west side, the youngest of 7 children. His older brother, Richard, passed away in 2010. Whitfield attended Benjamin E Mays High School in southwest Atlanta. During his tenure, he developed a reputation as the class clown.

CAREER
Prior to fame and fortune, DC Young Fly sang and performed in his local church choir. He joined Twitter in 2009 followed by Vine in 2013. His daily vine videos attracted more than 800K followers prior to the service shutting down. Young Fly launched his self-titled YouTube channel in January 2014. His first video “Mimi & Nikko Parody” featured JuicyyJuiceBox. The channel has since grown to 410K+ subscribers and 22+ million views. Standout videos include “Bait Car”, “Hood Court”, “Christmas on the Westside of Atlanta” and “Ghetto Football Coach.” He starred as “Dead Ass” in the web series Dead House (2017).

In addition to YouTube, DC Young Fly’s popularity on Instagram is worth a mention. He has 7.9+ million followers and growing at a rate of 4K+ new followers per day. His rise in popularity can be attributed to his video clips roasting other celebrities. He’s roasted the likes of Kevin Hart, Michael Blackson, Drake, Meek Mill and Lil Uzi Vert among others. More recently he roasted Wide Neck in a video titled “Neck Roast Session.” He uses the hashtags #BringDatAssHeaBoi and #FawwwkUMean.

Young Fly began rapping in the early 2010s. His debut mixtape, Industry Most Wanted, dropped in March 2014. Later that year he appeared on the track “DCYoungFly Speaks” from Mike WiLL Made-It’s tape Ransom (2014). He also had some success with 2016’s “Panda (Remix).” The music video racked up 6.5+ million views. Young Fly’s other mixtapes include Fly Allegiance (2015), Supplyin Pressure (2015), If You Didn’t Know Me (2016), and Trap Soul (2019). His popular songs include “No Weed”, “Tired”, “2 Shots” and “Keep It Playa.”

DC Young Fly joined the cast of MTV’s Wild ‘n Out in 2015. He’s appeared in more than 50 episodes to date. Additionally, he’s appeared on TV programs like Made In Hollywood, Donnie After Dark, Gotham Comedy Live, and Laugh Out Loud with Kevin Hart. Young Fly served as a panelist on Hip Hop Squares from 2017 to 2018. He produced and starred in the film #digitallivesmatter (2016). He was cast as “Wonder” in the TV movie Hollywood Hearts (2016) and as “Eric” in Almost Christmas (2016). Young Fly was named as one of the hosts of Total Request Live (TRL) in 2017. His upcoming projects include How High 2, I Got the Hook Up 2, and My Cousin’s Ghetto Wedding.

PERSONAL
DC Young Fly’s height is 5ft 11in and he’s a Taurus. He has the letters “DC” prominently tattooed onto his lower forehead. It stands for “Da Crew” and it pays homage to his older brother who was killed. Young Fly’s net worth is estimated at $2 million USD. He earns from music sales, acting, YouTube, and other sources. One of his first job growing up was at a warehouse (thanks to a temp service). Young Fly is currently in a relationship with Wild ‘n Out co-star Ms. Jacky Oh. They have a daughter named Nova Whitfield

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