Nov 30, 2014

Runtown says, " We’re better than those old people ".


Douglas Jack Agu popularly known by
his stage name Runtown has proven
that he is not just a one -hit wonder
like so many artistes in his time. His
chart topping hit Gallardo featuring
Davido got him an award for Best
Collaboration of The Year 2014 at the
NEA awards which held in New York.
He has also released other hit songs
including Domot, Party like it’s 1980
to name a few.
Unlike his peers who contributed to
this issue, toeing the cautious line,
Runtown threw caution onto the wind,
reeling out what he believes it is the
situation. Call him a rebel or
whatever. Runtown believes they,
musicians of this era are far better
than musicians of old.
“We’re better than those people, we
are fresher. I think then, they had
more lyrical content but their sound
production was poor. Past musicians
didn’t dwell on generic sounds and
generic names; we had a lot of great
songs especially from the 80s.
They’re the ones that inspired us,
people like Fela, not just their music
but their lifestyle too. Fela is a human
activist so even if you’re not a
musician, you learn a lot of stuff from
Fela.

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