{"id":567479,"date":"2026-04-06T07:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/567479\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T07:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:46:12","slug":"punch-responds-after-j-cole-claims-his-2013-diddy-fight-story-is-missing-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/567479\/","title":{"rendered":"Punch Responds After J. Cole Claims His 2013 Diddy Fight Story Is \u2018Missing Details\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Punch<\/a> responds to fans noting J. Cole<\/a> recently said his take on the 2013 altercation with Diddy<\/a> left out some details.<\/p>\n

The discussion started on Tuesday (March 31) on X (formerly Twitter) when a user suggested that Punch might be proven wrong if J. Cole weighed in on the 2013 altercation with Diddy.<\/p>\n

Another user pointed out that Cole had actually acknowledged Punch got much of the story right, though some details were left out.<\/p>\n

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In response, the TDE president defended Cole’s perspective, saying, \u201cNah. I know what he meant. He definitely have his perspective or pov on that night.\u201d<\/p>\n

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J. Cole addressed the 2013 MTV VMAs afterparty incident on a recent episode<\/a> of Cam\u2019ron<\/a>\u2019s Talk With Flee podcast.<\/p>\n

Cole confirmed that a scuffle with Diddy occurred but chose not to go into full detail. He explained that he and his manager Ibrahim ‘E’ Hamad had recorded a bonus podcast episode covering that night, but decided not to release it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt like damn near kicking a man when he’s down,\u201d Cole said about Diddy. \u201cIt would have gave the news more ammo and the world more ammo to just destroy this dude.”<\/p>\n

Cole explained that while the event happened, the surrounding narratives were often incorrect and that Punch’s version was missing some details.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou got a lot of right, but you wasn’t really right there,\u201d he said. \u201cI know the full, front-to-back [story]. … That’s a memorable night for me. I’m recalling that s**t verbatim.\u201d<\/p>\n

Punch had previously spoken about the incident<\/a> in 2024 on the R&B Money Podcast, describing the situation at the club without naming names. He described how tensions started over Kendrick Lamar’s verse on Big Sean’s “Control\u201d where he called himself \u201cthe King of New York, King of the Coast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Multiple sources told Complex<\/a> at the time that Diddy was \u201cvisibly intoxicated\u201d and allegedly tried to confront Kendrick over the \u201cKing of New York\u201d claim. Cole reportedly intervened when Diddy attempted to pour a drink on Kendrick. An argument ensued and the altercation escalated.<\/p>\n

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