On July 15, SZA and Nicki Minaj activated their fan bases after straight responding to one another’s shade. Issues heated up on the X timeline after Minaj interpreted a anonymous tweet as a jab at her. Earlier than the singer’s submit, the rapper went IN on Terrence Henderson. Apart from being SZA’s supervisor, Hernderson, also referred to as Punch, is the president of Prime Dawg Leisure (TDE).
Lower than 24 hours after the confrontation, TDE Punch advised a ‘The Breakfast Membership’ host that he’s confused by the meat. Nevertheless, he additionally revealed that he and SZA beforehand sidelined a enterprise request from Nicki Minaj. Nicki has but to reply to him, however his feedback seemingly go towards what she advised her 27.9M X followers on Tuesday. Let’s get into it!
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Right here’s What TDE Punch Stated On X
Six hours and thirty-five minutes after SZA stopped responding, Nicki Minaj lastly took the heel off her neck. Minaj had been sounding off concerning the singer’s voice, physique form, and previous crucial tweets of feminine artists. About two hours into his artist’s silence on X, TDE Punch tweeted, “So what did I miss?” Regardless of greater than 1,500 responses, Terrence Henderson didn’t tweet a peep at Minaj. He later referred to as out DJ Akademiks in two tweets for a nasty tweet about SZA, however he didn’t reply on to Minaj. By that time, Queen Barb had repeatedly claimed she had proof of him bullying her on X for years.
lol. Y’all would possibly wanna chill. For actual champ. Let’s simply maintain it cool this time round. Or simply give me a name man. lol. https://t.co/77U0vxc4qI
— Punch TDE (@iamstillpunch) July 16, 2025
Punch Speculates About The Trigger Of Nicki Minaj & SZA’s Beef
Earlier on July 15, TDE Punch tweeted out the phrase “Damaged Barbies.” Shortly after, he adopted up with a video of a feminine rapper performing the tune he name-dropped. Some followers on X speculated that the BB tweet riled Nicki Minaj as much as blast him within the first place, and SZA second.
— Punch TDE (@iamstillpunch) July 15, 2025
Nevertheless, TDE Punch speculated a unique supply of the strain whereas chatting with Loren Lorosa, co-host of ‘The Breakfast Membership.’ On Wednesday’s (July 16) morning present, Lorosa revealed that Punch and SZA didn’t undergo with a characteristic Nicki Minaj requested in 2020. Punch stated Minaj reached out, however the characteristic collab by no means occurred regardless of him telling her to ship the file and assuring her he’d ahead it. On the time, SZA was allegedly “in album mode heavy.” Lorosa stated Punch advised her he hasn’t spoken to Nicki Minaj since then. Apart from that interplay involving SZA, TDE Punch advised the ‘TBC’ host he’s “misplaced” by the vitality.
Nicki Minaj Says Prime Dawg Leisure CEO Harassed Her
As talked about, SZA obtained dragged into Nicki Minaj’s beef with Terrence “Punch” Henderson. Initially, that’s who the Queens rapper had smoked with on X. When she first began dragging Punch yesterday, Minaj requested her followers for his title and recognized him because the “man from TDE who stored bullying” her with out cause. She stored the receipts to herself, however claimed, greater than as soon as, that she had the proof.
“I’m going to present him a nickname. Ima name him ‘Minus 30 million’ to any extent further,” Nicki wrote on X. In a follow-up tweet a couple of minutes later, she hooked up a photograph of Punch, captioning it “Me after I suck good zik.”
“Assure you wouldn’t struggle a person. Now we have each tweet of your incessant bullying, mendacity, & extra. Your title was added to that shit record sh*tty drawers. Similar factor that make you snigger make you…sh*t.”
In a 3rd tweet, she tripled down on her stance and claims of bullying, not together with the Chucky meme she posted with Punch’s new shady nickname. Reverse to what Punch advised Loren Lorosa, Nicki Minaj claimed that she “rejected his enterprise proposition on multiple event.” Nevertheless, she once more didn’t make clear what propositions they have been. Nonetheless, she alleges that TDE Punch acted “in what seems to be retaliation purposefully used to trigger monetary damages & to have interaction in a smear marketing campaign towards the model.”
So glad I’ve proof of being bullied by AND being lied on by a person PUBLICLY, on a platform I exploit for my JOB; after I rejected his enterprise proposition on multiple event
He didn’t speak in confidence to the general public that I had rejected his enterprise propositions— and thereby acted…
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) July 15, 2025
With no examples of bullying, the social media streets went to work. One hip-hop blogger, @RapMuseTV, dug up a tweet from TDE Punch mentioning Nicki Minaj projecting to promote 225K within the first week of gross sales in 2012. @RapMuseTV asserted that Barbz took the phrase “yikes” in Punch’s tweet as an insult.
Take a look at all of the feedback right here from final 12 months from NickiStans
Punch complimented Nicki getting 250k / BEST 1st week gross sales that 12 months
& remedial Nicki followers dug it up & satisfied her he was throwing a shot💀 https://t.co/15J4Y1pjCq
— RapMuse (@RapMuseTV) July 16, 2025
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