Punch

TDE's President Punch is back with his latest solo record, entitled "25," featuring Kendrick Lamar. The song's title is a reference to the lifespan of an average black man, while the song itself takes on real life situations that black men in communities across the nation deal with on a daily basis...

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With history repeating itself with the police-civilian tensions over in Ferguson, Mo., TDE President Punch decides to drop a history lesson with two new tracks. A running theme in black history is how everything is connected, and that could explain why Punch is able to flow smoothly from the project window view to '60s turmoil and the crack cocaine epidemic on "Prelude...

Pittsburgh's own Boaz returns with another new track. This time around, he taps TDE's Punch for "Fly Shit." Lately, Punch has been throwing down dope verses, as seen on his solo "Untitled" track and "A Project's Mind." Listen to Boaz's latest offering above...

With word of Kendrick Lamar's sophomore album on the rise, many are wondering how far along K Dot is on the highly anticipated LP. XXL recently had the pleasure of speaking with the label's co-president Punch and obtained a brief update...

Previously: TDE’s Punch Featuring Jay Rock And BJ The Chicago Kid, “A Project Mind” TDE Co-President Punch On The Label’s Five XXL Freshmen TDE’s President Punch Drops New “Untitled” Track TDE’s Punch On Next Moves, Signing SZA And The Ruff Ryders From XXL’s Oct/Nov Cover Story

The TDE camp are all nice behind the mic, including their own label boss. President Punch, who made his rapping debut on an untitled track, returns with another release called "A Project Mind." Featuring Jay Rock and BJ The Chicago Kid, the two lay it all down on the soulful production that allows Punch to shine with his introspective rhymes...

It's been a pretty interesting couple of days for Jay Electronica. After killing his onstage performance with Jay Z at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, he went on a Twitter rampage yesterday, highlighting the lack of quality music in the game today...

Yes, you read that right. During Top Dawg Entertainment's meteoric rise, co-president of the label Terrance "Punch" Henderson has been a vocal part of the operation, often being the talented imprint's mouth piece in certain situations. Now it seems overseeing a label that includes talent like Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock and Isaiah Rashad has inspired Punch to put out h

Few labels have had such an influence on hip-hop in the past half-decade than Top Dawg Entertainment, the L.A.-based indie boasting a roster of Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Isaiah Rashad and SZA. After taking their first four artists—Kendrick, Q, Soul and Jay Rock—and grooming them via a steady and consistently high-quality output of mixtapes and independent albums, TDE hit the

On May 10, Rap Radar reported the album title of Kendrick Lamar's good kid, M.A.A.D city follow-up would be United States Of A.L.A.R.M. and was releasing this September. Hours after several hip-hop blogs reported the news, Rap Radar covered their tracks by saying the information was fake...

The Grammys kicked off early today and it did not disappoint. With a dynamic performances by Beyonce and Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragon, Pharrell's hat capturing the attention of the world, and Macklemore grabbing four Grammys, tonight was pretty great. The...