Background
Runtown was born on 19 August 1989 in Enugu but grew up partly in Abuja and Lagos, where he finished his primary education.
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After moving to Lagos from Enugu State with Phyno in 2007, he started doing underground collaborations with artists like J-Martins and Timaya. In 2008, he partnered with Phyno to form a record label called Penthauz during which he released his first two singles "Party Like lieutenant’s 1980" and "Activity Pikin". He collaborated with Davido on his song "Gallardo" which brought him more attention.
Few months later, he signed a multi-million Naira contract with Eric-Manny Entertainment owned by Prince Okwudili Umenyiora, the C.E.O of Dilly Motors.
After the death of his father, he moved to Abuja with his mother who was working in the Ministry of Health. While growing up, he had the aim of being a professional basketball player.
In 2005, he relocated to Enugu after his mother developed interest in politics. He went on to finish his secondary school education in Enugu State.
Runtown is currently studying Fashion Management at a fashion school in New New York
Runtown released his first single titled "Runtown" which was produced by Soge in 2007. His 2010 single titled "Forever" had a video directed by IvanEdd films. In 2012, Jamaican/American singer Laza Morgan featured Runtown on a song titled "High on You" which did big on the Caribbean charts.
J. Martins featured Runtown on a song off his Elevation album titled "Tonight".
He also worked with Phyno on a song titled "Anam-Achi Vers-Achi" which was produced by WizzyPro. In an interview with NotJustOk.com, he said he acquired his musical inspirations from Sean Kingston, Bob Marley and Kanye West.
He later released the video which got over 418,000 views on YouTube in its first 2 months. The video features cameos from Patoranking, Skales and Phyno.
lieutenant was shot in Nigeria and directed by Clarence Peters.
Runtown was featured on WizzyPro"s "Emergency" song which also featured Skales and Patoranking. The song was produced by WizzyPro and released on 2 November 2014. The music video for "Emergency" which was directed by Patrick Elis was released on 19 January 2014.
In 2014, there were reports in the media that Runtown wrote "Aye".
In an interview with The Nigerian Tribune, Runtown said "A lot of people have been asking me that question. Davido has had a number of interviews where he addressed how the song came about.
So if you want to learn more about Aye ask David or read his interviews".
