Jesse Jenkins is a Poet, Button Designer, Published Author of two books, Paradise Clarity (2021) and Weigh The Minute: Typo or Faith?! (2021), Organizer, and Mentor at Mentor Newark. Jesse has been creating media content since 2009 with various blog sites full of writings and random videos posted online.

Jesse’s journey with Prince started in 2013. Jesse was told by one of Prince’s assistants through email that Prince was watching Jesse’s poetry videos and album discussions of his music on YouTube. Later, they would soon meet at the SXSW festival. Throughout 2014, Jesse was flown to Minneapolis to meet up with Prince to discuss his new music on the way. Jesse then moved to Minneapolis in January 2015, working with Prince at Paisley Park shortly after arriving there. Jesse’s jobs included reviewing Paisley Park After Dark shows on video with co-host Danny L’amour, conducting the first studio tours of Paisley Park, and running the teleprompter while Prince was in rehearsals.