Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Lynx Group Limited, Richie Mensah, has revealed that his first song, titled 'Yaro' was inspired by the struggles he faced at age 17.

He shared with Roselyn Felli on Joy Prime’s "Changes" that all his parents expected from him was for him to study science, but they were taken aback by his passion to pursue music right after his Senior High School education.

He added that people around him at the time also attempted to discourage him, saying he was too young to follow his dreams.

“When I started my journey, I was 17 and a lot of people said I was too young. I finished senior high and had a convo with my mum, telling her I wanted to do music and it was a big shocker because everybody expected me to go to medical school," Richied told Roselyn.

But that was just the time Richie took further steps to set up his studio and release his first song.

"I had that one year between, I said I was going to see what I can do within that time. So, within that time, I opened the studio, and she saw what was happening, and it led to all this."

"But so many people insulted and told her that she was allowing his son to waste his intelligence, future, why is he going to do music? It’s not a good thing, go and do medicine and so on,” he said in explanation of why he wrote one of his hit songs, “Yaro.”

Through his song, he has challenged young people to defy the odds and believe in their potential, no matter how young or underestimated they might be.

The Lynx Group Limited CEO, who is currently a music producer, has also shared that he doesn't get hurt when artists leave his label because he has a long-term plan and focuses on delivering quality music.

But he revealed that Asem’s departure, being the first from Lynx Entertainment, hit him harder than those that came after.

He has dismissed claims within the creative arts industry that artists who part ways with his record label struggle in their careers.

Speaking on Hitz FM, he clarified that Lynx Entertainment is not under a curse, attributing the challenges former signees face to insufficient investment and effort rather than any supernatural influence.

"The music business is hard. Lynx Group has over 60 employees, and it is even difficult. People see the result and think it is easy for us, but it takes a lot of brainstorming, work, and investment to keep us where we are. When an artiste leaves that setup and they are on their own, it is difficult. They are not cursed; it is difficult," he said.

Richie Mensah added that there are artistes who have left Lynx Entertainment and have become successful in the creative arts industry.

"Artistes have left Lynx and they did well. But what happens is, it's hard to maintain that level because if you initially had 60 people working on your project... when you leave and you don't have the power to employ as many people, that is when the input and output drop drastically. Sometimes, we should also stop judging certain things by success," he added.

Over the years, Lynx Entertainment has been home to several artistes, including Kuami Eugene, DopeNation, and MzVee, who have since moved on from the label.

At present, the record label has Kidi, DJ Vyrusky, and DSL signed under a 360 deal.