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Runtown- photo by Alexander Black
Douglas Jack Agu, better known as Runtown, is already a superstar whether you've heard of him or not. With a 100+ million views on Youtube, and numerous collaborations, Runtown is moving forward with his sights set on global success. We caught up with him before the release of his latest song 'Unleash' and after the launch of his new record label Soundgod Music Group.
What was your early life in Nigeria like?
Early life in Nigeria was great. I had an interesting childhood in Enugu, Eastern Nigeria, where I went to school, soaked up the culture, and was exposed to numerous sound influences. Much of the time, apart from schooling, I and my friends spent long hours making singing along to records and remaking some of the popular records that were on the radio. Ọ bụ ezigbo oge, otu na mgbe ụfọdụ m na-atụ uche n'ezie, N'ihi na oge dị mfe mgbe ahụ na mkpa anyị pere mpe ka ụmụaka. Mmetụta ọdịbendị nke egwu ahụ dị omimi, ya na Highlife, Reggae, na afrobeat ịbụ nnukwu ụda nke oge. Ihe dị ka ndụ dị ebe ọ bụ na ị tọhapụsịrị gị '? Tupu '' ara gị ara gị,Adị m onye na-ahụ ihe na Africa. A tọhapụrụ ABAT m, m na-ahụkarị abụ ndị na-ebu akara ahụ site na ọtụtụ 54 Mba dị n'Africa. Kama 'ara ara gị,'Were m gaa n'ọkwa ọzọ. Ihe ndekọ ahụ na-egbulata mba ụwa, Gbasaa mmetụta m, gaa na ndị na-ege ntị na-ege ntị na ahịa. Ọ bụ ihe mgbawa nke ika m na egwu m, nke mere ka m nwee azụmahịa ma kpọọ ya na egwu na mba dị iche iche na Europe, America, na Eshia. Ọ bụ ngọzi iji rụọ ọrụ na ebe a na-enwekarị ịhụnanya na ike dị ukwuu site na ndị egwuregwu. M ka na-ewere ndekọ ahụ dị ka akara isi mgbe m na-enyocha ọrụ m.
Kedu ihe ị chere na afroburs dị maka Africa?
Afrobubos nke na-eto eto nke SPOD POM Africa bu uzo ndu. Egwu sitere na ihe niile gbara anyị gburugburu; Omenala di iche, odi iche, striiz, na mmetụta. Anyị ejirila ihe ndị a niile juputara na ihe ndị a na-egwu egwu Africa iji mepụta mmegharị ahụ na-emetụtakarị azụmahịa egwu ahụ, ma megheere ndị ọhụrụ maka egwu ahụ iji banye. Na kọntinent, Ọ bụ ụzọ ndụ anyị. Iswa dị ukwuu na-amalite ijide obere akụkụ nke ya. Nọrọ na-ekiri, Enwere ọbịbịa ọzọ, ihe okike nke ụda ahụ ga-afụ uche gị.
Onye bu isi ihe egwu gi?
Maka m, M na-abanye n'ime ọtụtụ nnukwu, onye ọ bụla n'ime ha nwere ihe ndị dị mkpa m na-atọ m ụtọ. Were Fee Kuti dịka ọmụmaatụ, onye bu nna nke afrobus. Nghota ya di nkpa nke ụda na ikike ya iji tinye ihe di iche na ihe edere n'ime otu ebe anwansi. Amụtara m ọtụtụ n'ime egwu ya. Enwere ike nke james aja aja, Ihe Mgbapụ nke Prince, (Chukwu gozie nkpuru obi ya). Ndepụta ahụ enweghị njedebe. Ọ bụrụhaala na ị na-eme egwu n'ụzọ pụrụ iche, Ohere inweta bụ na ị bụ mmụọ m.
Gwa anyị banyere ọrụ ọrụ gị Philanthropic.
"Ha nwere - Anyị bụ New Africa "bụ mmegharị Amalitere m n'akụkụ ole na ole ndị na-ahụ maka ndị mmekọ nke okike m iji gosipụta onye ọ bụla dị njikere ịchịkwa ndị anyị na Africa site na ike ndị anyị, N'inye ndị ọzọ ihe ndabara na site na ịmepụta akụrụngwa na mmemme iji kuziere ihe. Mgbe oge na-adịbeghị anya na-ebugharị, Anyị emeela ohere ịnweta mmiri maka ụlọ akwụkwọ na obodo, Ejiri ụlọ akwụkwọ na-enye ụlọ akwụkwọ na kọmputa, ụlọ akwụkwọ ndị dị na ụlọ akwụkwọ na-emegharị ma gwọọ ya / akwụkwọ draịva ma gụọ onyinye maka ọdịmma ụmụ mgbei na Nigeria.
Kedu obodo bụ obodo kachasị amasị gị?
Lagos n'ezie. Ewezuga ya n'obodo m, Otu narị puku (Ka anyị na-akpọ ya), nwere ike ịkọwapụta ma ọ bụrụ na enwere mmetụta. E nwere ụfọdụ eletrik na ike igwe mmadụ, nke na-enye m nri, Mgbe m na-egwu setịpụrụ m. Mmetụta ahụ dị oke ọnụ ahịa, m na-ele ya anya dị ka ngọzi.
Gwa anyị banyere ọrụ na-abịanụ mgbe ị hapụrụ aha mbụ gị?
Atụmatụ ahụ bụ ịkwado oche dị elu. Na June, M ga-ebido ụlọ ọrụ egwu m, Olu olu, nke ga - edozi ihe niile m na - eme. Anyị na-eme atụmatụ ọhụrụ, emume, dencemas, Njem Njegharị, na ọba ọhụụ. Ndị a bụ oge na-atọ ụtọ, na enweghị m ike ichere ka ị gwa ụwa ndị a.
Nweta 'Azụma' Ebe a
Okwu : Teneshia Car
Onye na-ese foto: Alexander Black
Nke idi: Ifeanyi Nwune and Ugo Mozie
Dabara Calvin Klein / Akpukpoaka ogwu: New Republic