Terrence J Jenkins | Hip Hop Blog

By Author Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

The co-host of BET's "106 & Park," Terrence J is the face of urban teen culture. He and co-host Rocsi have become an indelible part of of pop culture landscape and are the personalities that are inextricably tied to BET's core audience. Jenkins has also modeled for Sean John clothing and was chosen by McDonalds to be an ambassador of the African American Future Achievers Scholarship Campaign.

The host made his film debut in 2010, appearing in Stomp the Yard 2 and he starred in the off-Broadway play "For Vixens Who've Considered Homicide When The Video Was Too Much." "My experience at BET is so great cause I’m right in the middle," Terrence said. "When I transition to movies I have a built in audience."

Terrence also visited Haiti following the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, and he joined the Excellent Education for Everyone’s (E3) Celebs for School Choice awareness campaign; which is designed to inform parents and community leaders about the Opportunity Scholarship Act in New Jersey. He also regularly participates in Steve Harvey's Disney's Dreamer's Academy.