Punch (rapper)

Terrence Louis Henderson Jr., better known by his stage name Punch, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive and talent manager known for being the president of independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment and managing singer-songwriter SZA. He has also executive produced several successful albums, including Kendrick Lamar's Section.80, Schoolboy Q's Habits & Contradictions, Terrace Martin's 3ChordFold, 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.

Career

Terrence Henderson founded the Carson, California-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment in 2004, with Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith and David "Dave Free" Friley. He then began his musical career in 2007 under the moniker Punch. In March 2016, Punch revealed plans to release his debut studio album. 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." On December 5, 2016, Punch released a single titled "Gold".