Punch (rapper) explained

Terrence Louis Henderson Jr.,^[1] better known by his stage name Punch, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive and talent manager from Carson, California. He is best known for being the president of independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE).^{[2] [3] [4]} He has also executive produced several successful albums, including Kendrick Lamar's Section.80^[5] (2011), Schoolboy Q's Habits & Contradictions^[6] (2012), Terrace Martin's 3ChordFold,^[7] (2013) and more. Aside from his solo musical career, Punch is a member of hip hop collective A Room Full of Mirrors, alongside fellow rappers Daylyt, Nick Grant, The Ichiban Don, Lyric Michelle, Hari, and more.^{[8] [9]}

Career

Terrence Henderson founded the Carson, California-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2004, with Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith and Dave "Miyatola" Free. He then began his musical career in 2007 under the moniker Punch. In March 2016, Punch revealed plans to release his debut studio album.^[10] Punch told Billboard that he plans on doing "a project for sure", even though his artistic process has usually come in spurts: "I think I’m going to finally finish it because I write a lot and I record every so often. I think I’m just gonna go ahead and knock it out at this point."^[10] On December 5, 2016, Punch released a single titled "Gold".^[11]

Discography

Studio albums

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Album details
TBA	Scheduled: TBA[12] Label: Top Dawg Entertainment Formats: CD, Digital download

Mixtapes

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Album details
Do It Nigga Squad, Volume 1 (with Top Dawg Entertainment)	Released: May 10, 2008[13] Label: Top Dawg Formats: Digital download
All Rize to tha Top (with Top Dawg Entertainment)	Released: [14] Label: Top Dawg Formats: Digital download

Singles

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Year	Album
"Project Window"[15]	2011	rowspan="12"
"A Project Mind"[16] (featuring Jay Rock and BJ the Chicago Kid)	2014
"1965"[17]
"Prelude"[18]
"My Darling Nikki (Interlude)"[19]
"25"[20] (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
"Fear"[21]	2015
"Uninspired"[22]
"Kings"[23]
"Gone"[24]	2016
"40yrs"[25]
"Gold"[26]

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Guest appearances

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Year	Artist(s)	Album
"Blow Them Horns"[27]	2007	K.Dot	Training Day
"Prototype"
"Dreams"
"Imagine"		K.Dot, Jay Rock
"J Dilla Freestyle"[28]		Jay Rock, K.Dot	Watts' Finest Vol. III: The Watts Riot
"Imagine"
"Kick in the Door"[29]		K.Dot, Jay Rock	No Sleep Till NYC
"Half Way Crooks"
"Try Me"[30]	2008	ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, K.Dot	ScHoolboy Turned Hustla
"Menace to Society"		ScHoolboy Q
"Me & Ms. Pain"[31]	2009	Ab-Soul	Longterm
"West Coast Wu Tang"		K.Dot, Ab-Soul	C4
"Phone Home"		K.Dot
"Shot Down"
"Feelin' Myself"[32]		ScHoolboy Q	Gangsta & Soul
"Faith"[33]		Kendrick Lamar, BJ the Chicago Kid	The Kendrick Lamar EP
"Can Anybody Hear Me?"[34]	2010	Ab-Soul	Longterm 2: Lifestyles of the Broke and Almost Famous
"I'm Good"[35]	2011	ScHoolboy Q, BJ the Chicago Kid	Setbacks
"Time Is of the Essense"[36]		Ab-Soul	Longterm Mentality
"Cruz Control"[37]		Terrace Martin, Ill Camille	Locke High 2
"Lithium"		Terrace Martin, AB, Brittany Barber
"How I Live"[38]	2012	Terrace Martin, Dom Kennedy
"Beautiful Death"[39]		Ab-Soul, Ashtrobot	Control System
"It's Real"[40]		Terrace Martin
"Gone"	2013	Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, Tiffany Gouche	3ChordFold
"Dub Sac"[41]	2014	Ab-Soul, A-Mack, SZA	These Days...
"Fly Shit"[42]		Boaz	Real Name, No Gimmicks
"Cali Get the Money"[43]	2015	Bad Lucc	Breathe
"It's True" (Remix)[44]		BJ the Chicago Kid, Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q
"Top of the Diamond"[45]		Bad Lucc, Problem, Ab-Soul	Diamond Lane America
"untitled 05	09.21.2014"[46]	2016	Kendrick Lamar, Anna Wise, Bilal, Jay Rock, SZA	untitled unmastered.
"Lonely Soul"[47]	Ab-Soul		Do What Thou Wilt.
"B.P.B."	2019	Daylyt, The Ichiban Don	Heroes
"First Responders"	2020	Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, 9th Wonder, Bilal	Dinner Party: Dessert
"20 Million Woolongs"	2021	Doc D	Planetory Destruction

Notes and References

1. Web site: Punch on Instagram: "Michael Anthony Jones and Terrence Louis Henderson Jr. Or Mike Mike and Punchino. Lol. Circa 1994". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/iamstillpunch/2049954060015862826 . 2021-12-25 . registration. Instagram. May 25, 2019.
2. Tardio . Andres . TDE's Punch Discusses His Debut Album . Billboard . March 7, 2016 . April 25, 2017.
3. Web site: Ivey . Justin . Kendrick Lamar Is Upset Beyonce Didn't Win Album of the Year at 2017 Grammy Awards . XXL Mag . February 13, 2017 . April 25, 2017.
4. Web site: TDE's Punch Reveals Kendrick Lamar's Tupac Connection and More. radio.com. 25 April 2017.
5. Web site: Section.80 by Kendrick Lamar (Album, West Coast Hip Hop): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list . . 2017-07-18.
6. Web site: Schoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions (CDr, Album) . Discogs.com . 2015-01-08 . July 18, 2017.
7. Web site: 3chordfold - Terrace Martin | Credits . . 2013-08-13 . July 18, 2017.
8. Web site: Punch, Daylyt & More Spit Bars on a Room Full of Mirrors' "RAWAR". HNHH. 21 April 2021.
9. TDE's Punch Introduces New Collective a Room Full of Mirrors, Announces Visual EP Release Date. Billboard. 29 November 2021.
10. Web site: TDE Co-President Punch Plans To Finally Release An Album. HotNewHipHop. 8 March 2016. May 25, 2019.
11. Web site: TDE Co-President Punch Drops "Punch" Single . . 2016-12-05 . July 18, 2017.
12. Web site: Weinstein . Max . TDE's Punch Is Ready to Release His Album . XXL Mag . March 9, 2016 . April 25, 2017.
13. Web site: Jay Rock, Top Dawg Ent - Do It Nigga Squad Hosted by DJ Ill Will, DJ Dave Mixtape - Stream & Download . Datpiff.com . July 18, 2017.
14. Web site: Various - TDE - All Rize to Tha Top . . 12 April 2009 .
15. Web site: Punch - Project Window Feat. Kendrick Lamar | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2011-02-23 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
16. Web site: Have You Heard TDE's President Punch Rap? Here's 'A Project Mind'. https://web.archive.org/web/20141209115220/http://www.mtv.com/news/1880197/have-you-heard-tdes-president-punch-rap-heres-a-project-mind/. dead. December 9, 2014. mtv.com. 25 April 2017.
17. Web site: TDE's Punch "Prelude" And "1965" - XXL . Xxlmag.com . 15 August 2014. 2017-07-18.
18. Web site: Punch - Prelude | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2014-08-14 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
19. Web site: Punch - My Darling Nicki (Interlude) | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2014-11-02 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
20. Web site: Punch - 25 Feat. Kendrick Lamar | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2014-12-10 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
21. Web site: Punch - Fear | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2015-04-16 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
22. Web site: Punch - Uninspired | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2015-10-15 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
23. Web site: Punch - Kings | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2015-12-23 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
24. Web site: Punch (TDE) - Gone (Prod. By Cardo) | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2016-01-22 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
25. Web site: Mark Braboy . TDE's Punch Addresses The "40 Year" War In Watts . Vibe.com . 2016-09-20 . 2017-07-18.
26. Web site: C.M. . Emmanuel . TDE Co-President Punch Gets Introspective on 'Gold' . XXL Mag . December 5, 2016 . April 25, 2017.
27. Web site: Kendrick Lamar - K-Dot Training Day Hosted by Top Dawg Ent & DJ Skee Mixtape - Stream & Download . Datpiff.com . 2017-07-18.
28. Web site: Jay Rock - Watts Finest Volume 3 (The Watts Riot) Hosted by DJ Skee Mixtape - Stream & Download . Datpiff.com . 2017-07-18.
29. Web site: Kendrick Lamar & Jay Rock - No Sleep Til NYC Hosted by Top Dawg Ent & DJ Skee, DJ Big Mike, DJ Warrior, DJ Envy Mixtape - Stream & Download . Datpiff.com . 2011-02-23 . 2017-07-18.
30. Web site: Schoolboy Q - Schoolboy Turned Hustla - DJ Ill Will, DJ Dave . Indy.livemixtapes.com . 2017-07-18.
31. Web site: Ab-Soul - Long Term | Mixtape Download & Stream . Themixtapelab.com . 2017-07-18.
32. Web site: ScHoolboy Q - Gangsta & Soul | Download & Listen [New Mixtape] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date= 13 December 2009|accessdate=2017-07-18].
33. Web site: Kendrick Lamar - Kendrick Lamar (EP) Hosted by Top Dawg Ent Mixtape - Stream & Download . Datpiff.com . 2012-01-30 . 2017-07-18.
34. Web site: Ab-Soul - Longterm 2: Lifestyles Of The Broke & Almost Famous | Mixtape . DJBooth.net . 2017-07-18.
35. Web site: David Jeffries . Setbacks - ScHoolboy Q | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2011-01-11 . 2017-07-18.
36. Web site: Longterm Mentality - Ab-Soul | User Reviews . . 2017-07-18.
37. Web site: Locke High 2 by Terrace Martin on Apple Music . Itunes.apple.com . 25 October 2011. 2017-07-18.
38. Web site: Terrace Martin - How I Live Feat. Dom Kennedy & Punch (TDE) | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2012-06-25 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
39. Web site: David Jeffries . Control System - Ab-Soul | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2012-05-11 . 2017-07-18.
40. Web site: Terrace Martin - It's Real Feat. Punch (TDE) | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2012-10-12 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
41. Web site: David Jeffries . These Days... - Ab-Soul | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2014-06-24 . 2017-07-18.
42. Web site: Boaz - Fly Shit Feat. Punch (TDE) | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2014-08-01 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
43. Web site: Breathe by Bad Lucc on Apple Music . Itunes.apple.com . 10 November 2015. 2017-07-18.
44. Web site: BJ The Chicago Kid - It's True (Remix) Feat. Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q & Punch | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2015-04-13 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
45. Web site: Bad Lucc - Top Of The Diamond Feat. Problem, Ab-Soul & Punch (Prod. By League Of Starz) | Stream [New Song] |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2015-02-24 |accessdate=2017-07-18].
46. Tardio . Andres . TDE's Punch Talks Kendrick Lamar's Untitled Unmastered' Project . Billboard . March 4, 2016 . April 25, 2017.
47. Web site: Paul Simpson . Do What Thou Wilt. - Ab-Soul | Songs, Reviews, Credits . . 2016-12-09 . 2017-07-18.