About 2Baba
Artist Biography
Considered by some to be the greatest Nigerian artist of all time, singer, songwriter, and producer 2Baba (known as 2Face Idibia until 2014) has achieved international stardom with a string of award-winning albums.
• Born Innocent Ujah Idibia, he began performing under the name 2Face Idibia in the late ’90s, around the time he started the hip-hop trio Plantashun Boiz with rapper Blackface Ninja and singer Faze. The group released a pair of albums.
• Plantashun Boiz split in 2004, and 2Baba released his solo debut, Face 2 Face, soon after. The album includes the single “African Queen,” which also appeared on the soundtrack to the 2006 American romantic comedy Phat Girlz.
• After releasing his second album, Grass 2 Grace, late in 2006, 2Baba won Best African Act in 2007 at the MOBO Awards in the UK.
• His third album, 2008’s The Unstoppable, received an international rerelease in 2010—the same year 2Baba won Artist of the Year and Best Male at the MTV Africa Music Awards.
• In 2011, The Unstoppable won Album of the Year and Best R&B/Pop Album at The Headies, an awards show sponsored by Nigeria’s Hip Hop World Magazine.
• In 2016, the singer announced on social media that he was dropping the name 2Face Idibia in favor of 2Baba, which had been a nickname since early in his career.
• His 2020 album, Warriors, includes contributions from a roster of prominent Nigerian performers, including Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, and Olamide.
Hometown
Jos, Plateau, Nigeria
Genre
Afrobeats
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