{"id":295036,"date":"2023-02-02T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=295036"},"modified":"2023-02-02T21:17:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T20:17:00","slug":"runtown-biography-age-career-net-worth-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/runtown-biography-age-career-net-worth-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Runtown Biography: Age, Career, Net Worth &#038; More\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over a decade in the Nigerian music industry, Runtown&#8217;s career boasts several hits which charted on music charts within and outside Nigeria. Some of those massive hits we know him for include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallardo, Bend Down Pause, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lagos to Kampala, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">among others. In this article, we will discuss Runtown&#8217;s biography, starting from when he was a young boy through his educational history and music career. Read on.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-295037\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Runtown-Biography.jpg\" alt=\"Runtown Biography\" width=\"609\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Runtown-Biography.jpg 609w, https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Runtown-Biography-600x364.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biography of Runtown would be discussed below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Early Life and Education\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runtown, whose real name is Douglas Jack Agu, was born on the 19th of August, 1989, in Enugu. Because his parents were civil servants who moved a lot within Nigeria, Runtown grew up in Enugu, Lagos, and Abuja. He attended several schools for his elementary and secondary Enugu, Abuja, and Lagos, notable among them is St. Augustine&#8217;s Seminary, Ezzamgbo at Enugu-Abakaliki Expressively. After secondary school, he proceeded to study Fashion Management at a fashion school in New York, United States of Nigeria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Age\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runtown was born on August 19, 1989, so he will be 34 years old on August 19, 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Music Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runtown decided to venture into music in 2007. At the beginning of his career, he was mentored by Okechukwu Joshua Kalu Okwun, popularly known as J Martins. One of the earliest songs he featured in was J Martins&#8217; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tonight, in <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which Runtown was featured alongside Phyno. He began to gain popularity in mid-2010 after releasing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forever. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later on, he released other singles and partnered with several artists.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2011, Runtown was among the first artists signed to Phyno&#8217;s record label Penthauze. However, there were claims that he was a partner of the label, while other claims put him as a co-owner alongside Phyno. These claims, however, have not been proven. Some of the songs he released via Penthauze include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activity Pikin <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Party Like It&#8217;s 1980.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January 2014, Runtown featured Davido in his hit song titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gallardo. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This would be the first single that would be released to support his debut album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghetto University. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This song immensely contributed to pushing Runtown further into the spotlight. The song would go on to win the Best Collaboration of the Year at the 2014 edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards. The second single of his debut album was Uhuru-assisted <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Banger, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which was released on December 9, 2014. The third and fourth singles of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghetto University <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bend Down Pause <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walahi, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which the former was released on June 3, 2015, and the latter sometime later that year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghetto University, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0was finally released on November 23, 2015, via MTN Music Plus through Eric-Manny Entertainment. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghetto University <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">generated over N35 million on the music portal, MTN Music Plus. The album contained 17 songs, of which Sticky was in charge of the mastering and George Nathaniel was the mixing engineer. DJ Khaled, Wizkid, Davido, Uhuru, Phyno, Anatii, M.I., Hafeez, and Barbapappa, while the production of the project was handled by Maleek Berry, DJ Maphorisa, J Stunt, Del B, El Puto, Shizzi, Tspize, Killbeatz, Pheelz, and Badr Makhlouki. This album was a breakthrough for Runtown in the music industry as it earned him more than 7 nominations, winning 3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In June 2016, Runtown signed a multi-million naira record deal with Prince Okwudili&#8217;s Eric-Manny Entertainment. Months later, on 4 November, Runtown released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mad Over You, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a song that would go to debut at number 38 on the Billboard Twitter Top Tracks. The song, which speaks about a special Ghanaian girl he admired, had a bouncy rhythm, infused with percussion, guitar, and flute. The songs recorded over 2 million streams on Spotify at the time. He then released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kilogram <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">later in 2016.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After two years as an artist signed to Eric-Manny Entertainment, Runtown left the record label on July 21, 2016. The next year, he released more hit songs such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Life <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Said<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which featured Nasty C.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2018, Runtown launched Sound God Music Group, an African Indie music label incorporated in Los Angeles, USA. His first EP, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soundgod Fest Vol. 1, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was released through his music label. It consisted of 20 tracks, of which several hits like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mad Over You, Pain Killer, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Energy, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were part.\u00a0 Some of the featured artists on the album include Sarkodie, Nasty C, IllBliss, Wizkid, and Phyno, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2020, Runtown released his second EP titled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tradition, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which contained 6 tracks with no features. Some of the songs on the EP include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redemption, Emotions, Tradition, Goosebumps, and International Badman Killa.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soundgod Fest Reloaded, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his third extended playlist (EP) which he released via Sound God Music Group. The project consists of 12 tracks, featuring artists like Darkovibes, Mint, and Bella Shmurda, among others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On January 16, 2022, seven\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">years after his debut album, Runtown dropped <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Signs, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as his second studio album. The album contains 13 songs which include, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Signs, Redemption, Sinnerman, Things I Know, High Spirit, O Fe Pa Mi, All About You, Fences, Dangerous Heart, Kini Issue, Propaganda, Hella Sacrifice, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mic Check. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The guest artists on the album include Jamopyper and Mr. Hudson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runtown has performed in numerous music concerts and shows within and outside such as the 2016 Citi FM December 2 Remember Concert; Sarkodie Rapperholic Concert; and the final show of Big Brother Naija in April 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from singing, Reekado Banks is also widely recognized as a songwriter and record producer. He&#8217;s produced several of his songs, such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mad Over You.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Awards\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the awards Runtown has won:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Collaboration of the Year Award at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">African Artiste of the Year Award at the 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viewers Choice Award at the 2017 Sound City MVP Awards Festival<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<h2><strong>Net Worth\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runtown boasts over a decade in the music industry. And in this period, he amassed a substantial amount of wealth from music, including earnings from album sales, show performances, endorsement deals, and revenues from digital streaming platforms. His estimated net worth is $3 million, although we can&#8217;t confirm this figure due to the varying speculations of his wealth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With over a decade in the Nigerian music industry, Runtown&#8217;s career boasts several hits which charted on music charts within &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Runtown Biography: Age, Career, Net Worth &#038; More\u00a0\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/runtown-biography-age-career-net-worth-more\/#more-295036\" aria-label=\"More on Runtown Biography: Age, Career, Net Worth &#038; More\u00a0\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2534,"featured_media":295037,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Runtown-Biography.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6w1sx-1eKE","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295036"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2534"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295036"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":295038,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295036\/revisions\/295038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}