Kendrick Lamar removed certain lines aimed at Drake from his diss track “Euphoria,” according to TDE president Terrence “Punch” Henderson.
In a rare and in-depth interview with Curtiss King, the record executive confirmed that Kendrick’s response to Drizzy’s “Push Ups” was supposed to be longer and initially contained additional (and seemingly more damaging) shots at his archrival that Punch persuaded him to omit.
Asked about rumors that an almost 20-minute version of the track exists, Punch replied: “I don’t know the length, but there was definitely a version that was longer than what the world got. There was a lot of stuff that didn’t make it on there.”
He added: “There was just some things in there that I didn’t think would have been beneficial in the long run to put in there. So I gave him my input on that and he took some of those things out.”
During the three-hour-plus conversation, Punch divulged on a number of other subjects relating to Kendrick’s beef with Drake — including where he thinks the 6 God made “mistakes” and Dot’s numerous Easter eggs throughout the battle.
Check out more highlights below.
On Kendrick’s “Like That” verse:
“[The energy] had been bubbling for a while. We had been pretty close-mouthed about it […] He played the record for Top [Dawg]. I talked to Top and he told me a little bit about the record so I hit Dot like, ‘It’s going down?’ He said, ‘Yeah, we’ll see what’s up.’ [He was] laughing.
“People think that this is so serious but it’s funny. This n-gga is from Compton, California, bro. Where he grew up, it’s serious over there — you getting shot at, you getting home invasions, you getting gang wars. We’re talking about music, bruh, so it’s funny! So I hear the record and I’m like, ‘Yeah, it’s up. It’s go time now, baby.'”
On Drake’s “Push Ups”:
“My first response was, ‘It’s not enough.’ It was cool, it was cute. I see where you going, but those angles are not gonna be enough. It’s as simple as that.”
On why “Taylor Made Freestyle” was Drake’s “first mistake”:
“I read it as his first mistake. To me, it felt like a mockery of the West Coast. So when you do that, you’re gonna unite it. If there was any type of division at that time, once you do that, you’re gonna get all the people together.”
On why Drake’s “Family Matters” was also a “mistake”:
“I had the same thought with ‘Family Matters’ that I did with ‘Push Ups,’ and that was: It’s not enough. I think another mistake that they made was giving the idea that they was finna push this red button. When you do that, you build the anticipation a bit too high, so now people have expectations. Like, ‘I’m finna hear some stuff now! It’s over now!’ […] That thing drops. [It was like], ‘Okay, you got dirty, you went far. Aiight, let’s go further!'”
On Kendrick’s Easter eggs in the battle:
“It was super calculated. I’m not gonna sit here and cap and say it was everything, but the majority of things are calculated, are taken into consideration.”
Drake is gay
Forgot to mention, every Friday night I slide my favorite Kendrick Lamar album between my quivering ass cheeks and after I’ve had my tantric orgasm I cry myself to sleep🏳️🌈
Nice try, great greg. We all know it’s you trying to troll because you’re made that your boo Drake sucks ass and got his ass beat by Kendrick.
great greg = 👬👨❤️👨🌈🥒🍆🏳️🌈😋😘😚4️⃣ Drake
Can confirm, I’m his boyfriends jenkem plug
I like Kendrick. He prefers white women, and who don’t? Black women ain’t it. That’s why I’m down wit K Dot, he may be wit a black woman, but he attracted to white women. Cuz black women nasty AF. Pink > PURPLE
Dude, I’m gay. Stop associating me with Drake b1tch @ss. I’d rather suck Kendrick, as I love the way he moans in his songs. He’s a real moaner, it’s HAWT!
Gay Greg – Angry his favorite rapper lost and now can’t get off Kendrick’s dick on every article.
That’s cuz I get off when I’m on Drake’s dick
I think Terrance Howard was also talking about Drake when he said that artists and actors give up their manhood for fame.
If I was Drake, I’d just accept the L and also admit that I’m gay and move on.
what’s so bad about being homo other than denying that’s what you want? many others accept it. Drake been in many rap battles probably will get on the mic again. But Benderick spreading lies in the name of hop hop will never be accepted by mandem.
Ewwwww, f@990+!!!!!
dudes sound like they know they gone get checked – sound mad scared. like they not gangsta 🫵🏿and never been that🫵🏿 and won’t understand beef is forever📉💥💀🤣. they bored of beef💥 We not. Benderick Lamers is a f8ggot🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢 that’s why he on some f8ggot ways talking f8ggot words. Punch a f8ggot as well and death comes to us all. 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢💥📉📉📉📉📉📉💥😊
gay greg, the f8ggot calling other people f8ggot.
Hypocrite or in his case a homocrite
It’s interesting. Telling a rapper what to say and how to say it is co-writing. I guess we not gonna talk about that.
Something similar happened to Nas back in the day during the Ether sessions. I recall interviews where people called him and told him to change lyrics and the song around. I think that’s trash.
Let’s hear your raps, you Joker-trash. Where’s the link, trash-boy?
I heard there was a video of me and Drake hooking up that got taken out
Drake needs to sit down and shut up, if you can dish it out. Be a man and take it. Crybaby. Don’t say anything if you can’t take the pressure of the rap game. Or even the game of life.
Lets see if cocksucker bloggers and lying ass Benderick loving homo rap f8ggots can prosper in 2025. 💀
Can confirm, I’m his boyfriends jenkem plug 👍🏻
Both of these dudes whack. Songs are trash
Drake is a dangerous, conniving k!!!ke✡️ J*ws are destroying the world.
Drake is one of those Satanic J🇮🇱ws who want the destroy the world. Drake is a danger to society…
Drake is Jqwwish klke roach. 🪳Stop posting him everyday.
Stop posting about Drake everyday. Drake’s music is garbage. There’s better music out there than Drake.
Israel’s finest. Mixed-race mutt Satanic Zionist zesty Drake. 🇮🇱 Push him to the masses because of his Israeli heritage, post him on every rap website and destroy the industry and world with his mediocre music.
Drake turned a lot of Black men zesty and gay 😂 Black men wear nail polish, skirts and makeup now. 😂 Black men are selling their booties for fame.
more f8ggot talk on the f8ggot umusic blog. you blog cocksuckers are over every one of you is dead
Hltler was right. He wanted to get rid of the Drakes for a good reason. Look at how damage these people caused. We have to see and hear about Drake everyday…
Show up in TOronto? Drop you with one bullet. FUCK YOUR MOMMA U NOT NOBODY💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥📉📉📉📉📉📉📉📉📉📉🫵🏿🫵🏿🫵🏿🫵🏿🫵🏿🫵🏿🫵🏿🫵🏿DEAD YOUR WORTHLESS ASS ENJOY THAT BEAN PIE CLOWN I GOT A FALAFEL OVER HERE💀
👁️♥️🐓👉🏾👄👅😋
you BENDERICK LOVING cocksuckers won’t survive HOMOS DIE 💥💥💥💥💥💥📉🤣🤣🤣 YOUR MOMMA A WH0RE
watch who you let in that studio. FUCK U OVER 💥📉📉🤣🫵🏿
you BENDERICK LOVING cocksuckers won’t survive HOMOS DIE 💥💥💥💥💥💥📉🤣🤣🤣 YOUR MOMMA A WH0RE
watch who you let in that studio. FUCK YOU OVER💥📉📉🤣🫵🏿
Just get a non-f8ggot rapper to promote instead of cocksucker benderick and the aidsface homo crew you retards love so much. 💀🫵🏿📉
So many gay kendrick fans in this bitcn
Both are tier 3 commercial rappers