Unhinged & Immoral

Episode: Dev The Menace is Unhinged
Date: January 6, 2026
Hosts: Jamila Bell & Mecca Evans
Guest: Dev (Dev The Menace)
Production: Diamond MPrint Productions

Episode Overview

This episode of Unhinged & Immoral dives into the intersection of viral internet culture, the Black dance experience, ADHD and mental health, and the messiness of TikTok drama and modern pop culture. Joined by Dev The Menace, a celebrated TikTok creator and dancer straight out of North Carolina, hosts Mecca and Jamila embark on a hilarious, candid, and sometimes poignant journey through stories of virality, microaggressions, community support, mental health, and the foundational value of Black culture in online and IRL spaces.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Meet Dev The Menace: TikTok Roots & Relatability

• Early TikTok Days: Dev shares stories about his first viral success, starting during the COVID era and growing after, with his trademark comedic, relatable dance content.
  • Notable Quote: "I've been doing this since when TikTok first became COVID ... didn't go big till 2021, 2022." (02:03, Dev)
• Relatable Vibes: Hosts recount sharing Dev’s videos in their family group chats, citing him as “the cousin in our head”—a testament to his cultural resonance.
  • Quote: "He acts just like us ... this is our cousin in our head." (02:30, Jamila)

2. Cultural Significance and Microaggressions in Dance

• Dance Studio Experiences: Dev discussed his classical dance training, switching studios, and being the only Black member in largely white spaces.
  • Microaggressions & Racism: Both Dev and Mecca detailed subtle and overt racism, from comments about hair and athleticism to being the center of attention at competitions.
    • Quote: "People don't understand racism in the dance community exists. Oh, it exists." (13:45, Dev)
• Desire for Inclusive Spaces: Inspired to found an affordable studio for Black (and marginalized) youth—the need for cost-accessible, culturally affirming dance education is underscored.
  • Quote: "I always wanted to open a dance studio dedicated to the kids of the hood that can't afford ... tuition." (18:23, Dev)

3. ADHD, Mental Health, and the Black Experience

• ADHD Journeys: All three share stories of diagnosis, stigma, and experimenting with or rejecting medication. Humor and authenticity shine in discussing family reactions and coping strategies.
  • Quote: "I still be raw dogging ADHD. I ain’t been on that medication ... gonna take away what makes me me." (05:00, Jamila)
• Managing Creativity & Life: Each describes systems for managing distraction—notes apps, one-take videos, and accepting the need for focus only on what matters.
  • Communal Therapy: There’s consensus on therapy as survival in an always-on digital space.
    • Quote: "Therapy and staying out the way. That’s it." (54:11, Dev)

4. TikTok, Virality, and Internet “Mess”

• Virality & Credit: Dev reveals his conflicted feelings about the dance that made him famous—grateful for opportunities but resentful of the lack of initial credit and the pressure to repeat content for popularity.
  • Quote: "I just hate to say that because everybody loves that dance. I just hate that dance." (12:25, Dev)
• TikTok Drama: The group reflects on messy moments—false narratives, breakups within creator circles, and people policing Black creators' friendships.
  • Quote: "Devin needs to get away from them ... He has not gotten away from us. Sorry, I can't." (28:07-28:11, Mecca & Dev)
• Community and Fame: Adjustment to recognition, trolls, and maintaining boundaries while navigating real friendships in online creator spaces.
  • Quote: "People be treating us like we these big time, big celebrities and ... I don’t have no security." (56:17, Dev)

5. Racial Identity, Diaspora Wars, and White Supremacy

• Diaspora vs. TikTok Reality: Engaged dialogue on the so-called “diaspora wars” within Black online spaces—contrasted with actual harmony in offline Black communities (notably HBCUs).
  • Quote: "We lose a sense of community ... when you cling on to an identity that you created ... out of opposition." (34:00-34:20, Jamila)
• Media Propaganda & Representation: Dissection of how white supremacy underpins both the separation in global Black communities and narratives around poverty and value.
  • Quote: "Our homeboy at Hampton from the UK ... only accent you could do is Jody from Baby Boy." (37:37, Mecca)

6. Black Family, Generational Humor, and Cultural Taboos

• Intergenerational Wit: Section full of stories about family life, old-school Black parenting, and the rituals around pets, furs, and fighting white-centric cultural norms.
  • Quote: "My mom, I literally told her ... What you mean you got the dog arthritis medicine?" (41:02, Mecca)
• Cultural Traditions: From the passing down of real fur coats to discussions on the so-called “right” and “wrong” foods, the hosts critically unpick whitewashing trends on nutrition (e.g., the attack on white rice).
  • Quote: "White rice is going to make you big ... Asian people been 100 pounds for thousands of years." (46:07, Jamila)

7. Surviving & Spinning the Mess: Listener Letter Segment (“Spin It”)

• Wild Dilemma Read (85:53-97:57): Hosts, joined by Dev, give unfiltered, real-talk advice to a listener stuck in a young, toxic relationship, prepping to join the military for a reset.
  • Iconic Quotes:
    • "That nigga has already cheated on you multiple times, and he’s trying to find a reason to break up with your ass so he cannot feel guilty that he the Abu." (89:05, Jamila)
    • "He was gonna find the first thing, it could have been your daddy ... He wants to be set free, bitch." (90:54-91:04, Jamila)
  • Outcome: Universal advice—pack it up, prioritize your future and yourself, and don’t let a boy make you fumble your security clearance or mental health.

Notable Quotes & Moments with Timestamps

• On ADHD & Black Families
  • "No, girl, you know diagnosis. That boy. Ain’t nothing wrong with that boy. He just a little ... on that spectrum." (04:04, Jamila & Dev)
• Regarding Credit in Dance/Virality
  • "When I first went viral, nobody was giving me my credit for that dance." (11:46, Dev)
• On Black boys, sports & masculinity
  • "Just because you have a little black boy ... you do not have to put them in football." (21:25, Dev)
  • "They want to push this level of really strong masculinity to these young boys ... have you seen male ballet?" (21:39, Jamila)
• On putting animal rights over human rights
  • "Anyone who picks up PETA as their activation of choice is extremely, extremely anti black ... putting animal rights above human rights." (39:14, Jamila)
• On virality and real life separation
  • "TikTok isn’t real. Because when you go outside, this isn’t even how folks act at all." (34:44, Mecca)
• On the messy side of content creation
  • "Content creating can make you ... a people pleaser too." (31:39, Dev)
• Advice to Black men on mental health
  • "One of the important things about being a content creator ... Black men go to therapy." (62:06, Dev)

Episode Highlights & Memorable Segments

• ADHD as a Community Experience: Hilarious and relatable riffing on the realities of undiagnosed and sometimes untreated ADHD/adult neurodivergence in the Black community.
• The Emotional Labor of Going Viral: Raw honesty about what happens when your favorite viral internet moment becomes a personal albatross—especially when credit isn’t given.
• Dance as Social Capital and Survival: Candid insights into dance as an anchor, a safe space, and a vector for both microaggressions and liberation.
• Diaspora Unity IRL vs. Online Drama: Nuanced discussion on how anti-Blackness and media framing sow unnecessary division online, in contrast to real world cross-diaspora connection.
• No Holds Barred “Spin It” Segment: Jamila, Mecca, and Dev at their unfiltered best, dissecting a young listener’s toxic relationship and giving advice that’s blunt, logical, and empowering (“Be a whore, but I gotta tell you.” 90:47, Jamila).

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Dev’s TikTok Origin Story: 01:58–03:20
• Dance, Microaggressions & Racism: 13:40–15:02
• Credit and Burnout from Viral Moments: 11:46–13:13
• ADHD/Medication and Cultural Stigma: 03:46–10:11
• Diaspora War, White Supremacy, and HBCUs: 33:14–36:14
• Intergenerational Black Humor & Culture: 40:00–42:43
• Pets/fur coats/traditions: 43:52–44:49
• Listener Letter “Spin It” segment: 85:53–97:57

Tone & Style

Candid, playful, incisive, and unapologetically Black and millennial—Jamila and Mecca’s rapport with Dev is warm and raucous, blending personal anecdotes with sharp cultural critique and laugh-out-loud asides.

For Listeners New to the Show

This episode exemplifies Unhinged & Immoral’s signature style: part group chat, part cultural analysis, always deeply rooted in authentic, unfiltered Black zillenial experience. Expect big laughs, sharp insights, and advice as real as it gets.