Denrynz HBK thrives despite challenges in Nigeria's entertainment industry

The Nigerian music industry is lucrative yet tasking. It is estimated to be the second-largest music industry in the world and with the number of music that is released every day, one can say it’ll be a bit hard for singers to get noticed or gain recognition in the field.

What this implies is that to get known or recognized, you need to work twice as hard in the industry regardless of your talent.

One of the many young musical artists who has been able to prove that this is possible is Nigerian-born vocalist ‘Oguntuase Adeyemi’ popularly known as Denrynz HBK who has been one of the talented upcoming songsters in the Nigerian music industry.

Denrynz HBK who hailed from the western region of the country started his career by engaging in freestyling to several musical instruments which went viral quickly and built him a massive following.

From releasing the “At all At all” on all media platforms to his Extended Playlist titled “Breakthrough” which has more than a million streams on Audiomack, one of the best music promotional platforms in the universe.

He has released four official videos, one of which he features some famous Nollywood artists such as Mama Rainbow and Femi Fadeyi in a song titled “Run With Me”.

Asides from being a musician, Denrynz HBK is also well known for his dance ability.

Despite the many challenges involved in being a celebrity such as a tough time to filter your real friends, trying also to live a quiet life with a lot of social exposure, etc., Denrynz HBK has been able to maintain positive energy through it all.

With the desire to achieving his career goals, getting awards, and many more, Denrynz HBK believes that the most important notable thing for him is to maintain consistency in the musical line and to support local kids as a personal charity set up, and making his songs travel across the globe.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.