INTERVIEW: Da'Vinci Talks Backlash From Cam Newton Interview, Dating, Dr. Umar, 'Chicago Fire,' 50 Cent + More

Charlamagne Tha God (0:03)

It's The Breakfast Club. You gon finish or y'all done?

Yep, it's the World's Most Dangerous Morning Show The Breakfast Club, DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God, Lauren LaRosa is here as well. And we got a special guest in the building, my guy Da'Vinci.

Da'Vinchi (0:19)

Good morning, Da'Vinci.

Lauren LaRosa (0:20)

How are you?

Da'Vinchi (0:20)

I'm good, man, I can't complain. How about yourself?

Lauren LaRosa (0:22)

Good morning.

Da'Vinchi (0:23)

Morning, morning, morning.

Charlamagne Tha God (0:24)

What are we here to talk about, Da'Vinci?

I wanna know what you're here to talk about, because I'm gonna tell you not to talk about it. It's already died down, it's gone.

Da'Vinchi (0:32)

Just peace and love, man. Okay, all right. Peace and love, man.

Charlamagne Tha God (0:35)

Chicago Fire?

Da'Vinchi (0:36)

Oh, yeah, yeah, that's a great project that I'm on right now. Shout out to all the producers, Dick Wolf and them.

That's a great team right there.

Jessica Moore (0:47)

Is that like your dream to do action, things like that?

Da'Vinchi (0:50)

For sure, for sure, I think, yeah, for sure. To be a part of an action franchise is one of the dopest things you could do, because every day is different, you know? There's a little drama in there, there's a little comedy, but the action, like, you know, the scenes, like you're hanging from a building or you're rescuing people, like that's fire.

Jessica Moore (1:05)

How did it come about?

Da'Vinchi (1:07)

Regular audition.

Jessica Moore (1:08)

Okay.

Da'Vinchi (1:10)

You get an audition, you get the email, your team calls you and they're like, yo, bro, you know, you got this audition, they really like you, tape, you tape, you think, most likely, you're probably not going to get it, you know what I'm saying? You go out for a million rolls and you only get a few of them, and then you get the call back, then you get the producer session, then you meet all the producers and they fly you off for the test, and you get tested with like two, three, two actors usually, either two or one, and they're super talented, and the producers make a decision, and then by the grace of God, it's yours.

Jessica Moore (1:42)

But you've been killing it, though, you've been doing your thing. Congrats on Why Did I Get Married Again.

Da'Vinchi (1:47)

Oh, appreciate that.

Jessica Moore (1:48)

Little asshole role you had there, but you did good, though.

Da'Vinchi (1:52)

Thank you, appreciate that. Shout out to TP for that one. That was a fire project.

Lauren LaRosa (1:55)

You entered that world of the actors that are always working. Unfortunately, I feel like black male actors, we always have two or three people that they focus on for a lot of the roles. And now it's expanding, but I feel like you're working toward becoming one of those names that we see casted as the black male role.

Da'Vinchi (2:10)

No, I appreciate that. And that means a lot, and that is a heck of a position to be in, because as a kid, when you're watching, you see the few faces that becomes very influential, and when you see them in a project, you're like, yeah, I'm gonna watch that, and you know, like that, that means a lot.

Charlamagne Tha God (2:25)

What did you think about the people who said, you got the Chicago Fire job with the white folks, and then saw you threw black people under the bus?

Da'Vinchi (2:31)

Damn. I never saw that.

Charlamagne Tha God (2:33)

Oh no, they were saying it on social media.

Da'Vinchi (2:35)

Oh, they said that?

Charlamagne Tha God (2:36)

Yes, no, seriously.

Da'Vinchi (2:37)

Oh, I mean, honestly, it's unfortunate that some people interpreted the interview that I had as if I was throwing my people under the bus, and that was never my intention. I think I expressed myself in a way that was very clumsy for such a nuanced conversation, but to sit here in my position on the soldiers of black people that have paved the way for me to disrespect them, I think it's one of the most federal things you can do as a black man, you know? So that's definitely not the case, but I understand what was clipped and what was circulating around the internet. If I saw that, and I didn't have any context, I would have been mad at DaVinci, too. I would have been like, oh bro, I look up to you, I respect you, bro. You go to all these colleges, specifically HBCUs, and now you're disrespecting us like that? I would have definitely been offended, but which is part of the reason why I'm here today, to clear the air, I was never intending to cause division or hurt anyone.