RunUp recently discussed the difficulties he has been dealing with behind the scenes in an interview with IGIHE. The artist claims that differences with the Nigerian colleague caused the issue, which finally prompted both sides to think about terminating their working partnership.
RunUp clarified that the conflict intensified to the point where separation was unavoidable. It was challenging to settle the terms of that split, though. “We had to split ways due to issues that arose,” he stated. “However, I had to pay $17,000 (more than 24 million Rwandan Francs) to make that happen.” Following talks, the two parties allegedly came to an arrangement that the payment would be made in installments and lowered the sum to $12,000 (about 17 million Rwandan Francs).
RunUp said that they were still unable to reach a consensus on the payment schedule and structure in spite of this modification. The artist found themselves in a challenging situation as a result of the inability to reach a consensus on these parameters. Both sides ultimately decided to wait until the contract’s natural expiration because there was no apparent way to resolve the issue.
But there are drawbacks to this solution as well. RunUp claims that there are still roughly three years left on the contract. He would not be able to completely use his existing stage name during this time, which could have a big impact on his music career. “There were still three years left on the contract,” he clarified. “You can see that I can not go that long without creating music. I am currently searching for a means to alter my name and carry on as though I am starting over.
RunUp’s career is about to take a significant shift with this possible name change. A performer’s stage name is frequently strongly associated with their identity, brand, and audience identification. A portion of the fan base may be lost if it is changed, and visibility must be rebuilt from the ground up.
