Opeyemi Gbenga Kayode (born 16 April 1988), known by his stage name Pepenazi, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. Pepenazi entered the Nigerian music industry in 2012, when he released a rap single entitled "Arose". Produced by Bam Tunes, it was followed by a video. As a final-year student, however, Pepenazi took a break from the entertainment scene and entered the National Youth Service Corps; he won the 2013 Airtel NYSC Lagos Camp Freestyle Competition. He appeared on two Olamide albums: Baddest Guy Ever Liveth (on "Motivation", with Ice Prince and Endia) [3] and Street OT (on "Usain Bolt P", with Lil Kesh and Chinko Ekun).[4] Pepenazi released two singles ("Born You" and "Low") in October 2014, which received some airplay.