Unmasking Da’Vincii: Fame, Pressure & Peace of Mind

Hot & Bothered

Melyssa Ford

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Melyssa is back on the road again and this time she sits down with a star from one of 50 Cent’s most successful shows. In this candid conversation, actor Da’Vincii—best known for his standout roles in BMF and All American—takes us far beyond the scripted lines and bright lights. We explore the mental and emotional toll of playing intense, high-stakes characters, and the importance of protecting your peace in an industry that rarely pauses for breath. Da’Vincii opens up about the pressures of fame, navigating identity on and off screen, and the daily practices that keep him grounded. From the streets of BMF to the football fields of All American, we uncover the man behind the roles—and the message he hopes to share about resilience, vulnerability, and mental wellness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.7	As always, please contact your physician or qualified health care
0:37.5	provider with any questions regarding a medical condition. It's literally people jobs in the world to make something so addictive.
1:10.0	And that's what social media is. I'm not about to have them prey on my brain like that. You've got to treat social so addictive. And that's what social media is.
1:11.6	I'm not about to have them prey on my brain like that.
1:13.6	You gotta treat social media as a drug.
1:15.6	We have a system that is just, it's cancerous.
1:18.6	Life and death lies in a power of their tongue.
1:20.6	This is biblical.
1:22.6	The world is governed by emotions and not logic.
1:25.6	Welcome everybody to, to, yeah, exactly, my first live episode of Hot and Bothered with Melissa Ford.
1:33.3	Thank you guys all for joining us.
1:35.3	Yes, you're here, you're here.
1:39.3	And this came about in such a, such a strange but, like, serendipitous kind of way, because DaVinci, you talk so much about mental health.
1:51.3	It's not just like lip service you give.
1:53.3	It's literally something that you do.
1:55.2	I stopped your Instagram page a little bit.
1:57.9	And it's just, it is something, it is a topic that is so near and dear to your
2:02.2	heart. I mean, I'm sure everybody in the room knows who Da Vinci is. He plays Southside,
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