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Birth name | Terrence Louis Henderson Jr. |
Also known as | Punchino |
Origin | Carson, California, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
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Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Top Dawg |
Terrence Louis Henderson Jr., [1] better known by his stage name Punch, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and record executive 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]
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]
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TBA [2] |
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Do It Nigga Squad, Volume 1 (with Top Dawg Entertainment) |
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All Rize to tha Top (with Top Dawg Entertainment) |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Project Window" [15] | 2011 | non-album singles |
"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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Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Blow Them Horns" [27] | 2007 | K.Dot | Training Day |
"Prototype" [27] | |||
"Dreams" [27] | |||
"Imagine" [27] | K.Dot, Jay Rock | ||
"J Dilla Freestyle" [28] | Jay Rock, K.Dot | Watts' Finest Vol. III: The Watts Riot | |
"Imagine" [28] | |||
"Kick in the Door" [29] | K.Dot, Jay Rock | No Sleep Till NYC | |
"Half Way Crooks" [29] | |||
"Try Me" [30] | 2008 | ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, K.Dot | ScHoolboy Turned Hustla |
"Menace to Society" [30] | 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" [37] | 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" [7] | 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" [48] | 2021 | Doc D | Planetory Destruction |
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