CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>2Baba - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"1439d8f0-efb4-4f69-ad77-b6aa5cc2e69d","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"2Baba","wgTitle":"2Baba","wgCurRevisionId":1263362279,"wgRevisionId":1263362279,"wgArticleId":3675940,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Pages using the Phonos extension","Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Use Nigerian English from April 2018","All Wikipedia articles written in Nigerian English","Use dmy dates from November 2022","Articles with hCards","Commons category link from Wikidata","1975 births","21st-century Nigerian male singers","Nigerian Afrobeats musicians","English-language singers from Nigeria","The Headies winners","Idoma people","Living people", "MTV Europe Music Award winners","Musicians from Benue State","Musicians from Enugu","Musicians from Jos","Musicians from Lagos","Nigerian contemporary R\u0026B singers","Nigerian hip-hop singers","Nigerian male singer-songwriters","Nigerian music industry executives","Nigerian reggae musicians","Nigerian singer-songwriters","Reggae fusion artists","Singers from Lagos","World Music Awards winners","Yoruba-language singers of Nigeria"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"2Baba","wgRelevantArticleId":3675940,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"}, "wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":30000,"wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q222021","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","ext.phonos.styles":"ready","ext.phonos.icons":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready", "skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","ext.phonos.init","ext.scribunto.logs","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints", "ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.phonos.icons%2Cstyles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.6"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/2face_Idibia.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1461"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/2face_Idibia.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="974"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="779"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="2Baba - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Baba"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Baba"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-2Baba rootpage-2Baba skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=2Baba" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=2Baba" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=2Baba" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=2Baba" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-Early_life_and_education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Early_life_and_education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>Early life and education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Early_life_and_education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Career" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Career"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Career</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Career-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personal_life_and_controversies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personal_life_and_controversies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Personal life and controversies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Personal_life_and_controversies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legacy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legacy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Legacy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legacy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Discography</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Discography-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Discography subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Discography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Albums" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Albums"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Albums</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Albums-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-References-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle References subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Citations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Citations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Citations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Citations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">2Baba</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 9 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-9" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">9 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Baba" title="2Baba – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="2Baba" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Baba" title="2Baba – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="2Baba" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Baba" title="2Baba – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="2Baba" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Baba" title="2Baba – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="2Baba" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Baba" title="2Baba – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="2Baba" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Face_Idibia" title="2Face Idibia – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="2Face Idibia" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcm mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/2baba" title="2baba – Nigerian Pidgin" lang="pcm" hreflang="pcm" data-title="2baba" data-language-autonym="Naijá" data-language-local-name="Nigerian Pidgin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Naijá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yo mw-list-item"><a href="https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/2face_Idibia" title="2face Idibia – Yoruba" lang="yo" hreflang="yo" data-title="2face Idibia" data-language-autonym="Yorùbá" data-language-local-name="Yoruba" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Yorùbá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-igl mw-list-item"><a href="https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Baba" title="2Baba – Igala" lang="igl" hreflang="igl" data-title="2Baba" data-language-autonym="Igala" data-language-local-name="Igala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igala</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q222021#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/2Baba" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:2Baba" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/2Baba"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/2Baba"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/2Baba" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/2Baba" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&oldid=1263362279" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=2Baba&id=1263362279&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlQ%C4%B1sald%C4%B1c%C4%B1s%C4%B1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F2Baba"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrKodu&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F2Baba"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=2Baba&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2Baba" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikiquote mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/2Baba" hreflang="en"><span>Wikiquote</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q222021" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Nigerian musician (born 1975)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="">2Baba</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:2face_Idibia.png" class="mw-file-description" title="see caption"><img alt="see caption" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/2face_Idibia.png/220px-2face_Idibia.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="268" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/2face_Idibia.png 1.5x" data-file-width="294" data-file-height="358" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">2face at the release of his album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ascension_(2face_Idibia_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ascension (2face Idibia album)">The Ascension</a></i> (2014)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Innocent Ujah Idibia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Lord Elly</li><li>2Baba</li><li>Tubaba</li><li>2Face</li><li>Tuface</li><li>2Face Idibia</li><li>Tuface Idibia</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1975-09-18</span>) </span>18 September 1975<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 49)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Jos" title="Jos">Jos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plateau_State" title="Plateau State">Plateau State</a>, Nigeria</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afrobeats" title="Afrobeats">Afrobeats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggae" title="Reggae">reggae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afropop" class="mw-redirect" title="Afropop">afropop</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Singer-songwriter</li> <li>record producer</li> <li>entrepreneur</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1994–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hypertek_Digital" title="Hypertek Digital">Hypertek Digital</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Plantashun_Boyz" class="mw-redirect" title="Plantashun Boyz">Plantashun Boyz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Spouse</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Annie_Macaulay-Idibia" title="Annie Macaulay-Idibia">Annie Macaulay</a> </div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="2 May 2012">2012</span>)<wbr /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Innocent Ujah Idibia</b> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Niger" title="Order of the Niger">MON</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-labelElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/f\/fb\/Ta-Innocent_Ujah_Idibia.ogg\/Ta-Innocent_Ujah_Idibia.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","label":{"html":"Listen"},"data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Ta-Innocent Ujah Idibia.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Ta-Innocent_Ujah_Idibia.ogg/Ta-Innocent_Ujah_Idibia.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label">Listen</span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Ta-Innocent_Ujah_Idibia.ogg" title="File:Ta-Innocent Ujah Idibia.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>; born 18 September 1975), known by his stage name <b>2Baba</b> and formerly as <b>2face Idibia</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, record producer and philanthropist known for his solo debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/Face_2_Face_(2face_Idibia_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Face 2 Face (2face Idibia album)">Face 2 Face</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is regarded as one of the "most influential" and greatest Afrobeats artists of all time following his contributions to Nigerian pop music in the 2000s.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>2Baba won the <a href="/wiki/MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Best_African_Act" title="MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act">MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act</a> in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, he collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Cobhams_Asuquo" title="Cobhams Asuquo">Cobhams Asuquo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Timi_Dakolo" title="Timi Dakolo">Timi Dakolo</a> to release a song, which raised awareness for <a href="/wiki/Child%27s_right" class="mw-redirect" title="Child's right">Child's right</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>2Baba was born on 18 September 1975, in <a href="/wiki/Jos,_Plateau_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Jos, Plateau State">Jos, Plateau State</a>, Nigeria, from <a href="/wiki/Idoma_people" title="Idoma people">Idoma</a> descent from <a href="/wiki/Benue_State" title="Benue State">Benue State</a> in <a href="/wiki/Middle_Belt" title="Middle Belt">central Nigeria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Channels_TV_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Channels_TV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He studied at Mount Saint Gabriel Secondary School in <a href="/wiki/Makurdi" title="Makurdi">Makurdi</a> before pursuing Business Administration at the <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Management_and_Technology,_Enugu" title="Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu">Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu</a> (IMT), located in Enugu State.<sup id="cite_ref-Channels_TV_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Channels_TV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following his academic pursuits, 2Baba discontinued his formal education in pursuit of his music career.<sup id="cite_ref-Channels_TV_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Channels_TV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1996, he had already begun composing music and recording <a href="/wiki/Jingles" class="mw-redirect" title="Jingles">jingles</a> especially at the GB Fan Club at Enugu State Broadcasting Services (ESBS).<sup id="cite_ref-Channels_TV_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Channels_TV-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Operating under the stage name "2Face",<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he said that the name was "to demarcate his personal life from business life" though was later changed to "2Baba" in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While attending IMT, Idibia began his music career performing alongside <a href="/wiki/Blackface_Naija" title="Blackface Naija">Blackface Naija</a>, his secondary school classmate, and <a href="/wiki/Faze_(musician)" title="Faze (musician)">Faze</a>, all of whom later formed the trio band, <a href="/wiki/Plantashun_Boiz" title="Plantashun Boiz">Plantashun Boiz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band released two albums, <i>Body and Soul</i> (2000) and <i>Sold Out</i> (2003), under Dove Records, a label owned by Nelson Brown.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band members separated in 2004, and 2Baba returned to his solo music. </p><p>2Baba released his debut solo album, <i>Face 2 Face</i> (2004), which was positively reviewed by music critics and was listed as "the greatest Nigerian debut album of the 21st Century by a solo artist".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was followed by his second album, <i><a href="/wiki/Grass_2_Grace" title="Grass 2 Grace">Grass 2 Grace</a></i> (2006). After that, he left <a href="/wiki/Kennis_Music" title="Kennis Music">Kennis Music</a> and established his own record label, <a href="/wiki/Hypertek_Digital" title="Hypertek Digital">Hypertek Digital</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, he released an experimental album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Unstoppable" title="The Unstoppable">The Unstoppable</a></i>, with an <a href="/wiki/The_Unstoppable_International_Edition" class="mw-redirect" title="The Unstoppable International Edition">international edition</a> in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The international edition won two awards at the 2010 <a href="/wiki/Soundcity_TV" title="Soundcity TV">SoundCity</a> Music Video Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_controversies">Personal life and controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life and controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2004, 2Baba's departure from the band "Plantashun Boiz" led to the group's split, sparking a feud with his former bandmates who blamed him for the disbandment. 2Baba and former bandmate Faze traded blame in various tracks on their respective solo albums.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>BlackFace alleged that 2Baba's performed songs were written by both of them, although the issue was later resolved in court.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hit song "African Queen" became a subject of controversy between 2Baba, his record label Kennis Music, and former bandmate Blackface, who publicly accused him of stealing the song from him, alleging that he wrote the song while they were still a band.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kennis Music eventually agreed to give Blackface writing credits for the song and also agreed to pay him royalties from the proceeds of the song.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 25 January 2017, 2Baba announced through his <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> handle that he would be leading a nationwide protest on 5 February 2017; the protest was against policies implemented by the <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Presidency of Muhammadu Buhari">Presidency of Muhammadu Buhari</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an attempt to halt the protest, the administration, through the Lagos State police commissioner Fatai Owoseni, released a statement that the protest was banned in the state, citing concerns that hoodlums would hijack it and cause havoc. However, the statement was rebuffed and ignored publicly, while publicity for the protest continued on <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2017, 2Baba released a video stating that he was canceling the protest due to security reasons. Rumors circulated on social media alleging that the administration, through the DSS, had picked him up earlier that day and pressured him to cancel the much-hyped protest, though he later made a series of tweets from his <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> account to deny the claim.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>2Baba has been married to Nigerian actress <a href="/wiki/Annie_Macaulay-Idibia" title="Annie Macaulay-Idibia">Annie Macaulay-Idibia</a> since 2012 in <a href="/wiki/Lagos,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Lagos, Nigeria">Lagos, Nigeria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A civil ceremony was held in <a href="/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a> on 23 March 2013, and they have two children.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>2Baba has received several awards throughout his career, including the <a href="/wiki/MTV_Europe_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Europe Music Award">MTV Europe Music Award</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="World Music Award">World Music Award</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> five <a href="/wiki/The_Headies_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="The Headies Award for Song of the Year">The Headies Award for Song of the Year</a>, four <a href="/wiki/Channel_O_Music_Video_Awards" title="Channel O Music Video Awards">Channel O Music Video Awards</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/BET_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="BET Award">BET Award</a>. Additionally, he has been honored at the <a href="/wiki/MTV_Africa_Music_Awards" title="MTV Africa Music Awards">MTV Africa Music Awards</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Black_Origin_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Music of Black Origin Awards">Music of Black Origin Awards</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Kora_Awards" title="Kora Awards">Kora Awards</a>, and the 2019 'Afrima Legend Award'.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was inducted into "<a href="/wiki/The_Headies" title="The Headies">The Headies Hall of Fame</a>" in 2015<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the 'Music Legends Hall of Fame' in Ghana in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2016, 2Baba was conferred an honorary Master of Arts in Music at <a href="/wiki/Igbinedion_University" title="Igbinedion University">Igbinedion University</a>, Nigeria,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in March 2019, he was named a Fellow of the School of Music at <a href="/wiki/Obafemi_Awolowo_University" title="Obafemi Awolowo University">Obafemi Awolowo University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2017, he announced a partnership with the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees" title="United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees">United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees</a> (UNHCR) and made donations for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returnees.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also launched the "Vote Not Fight" campaign under the Youngstars Foundation and the National Democratic Institute.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2Baba has served as an ambassador for various brands including <a href="/wiki/Guinness" title="Guinness">Guinness</a> in 2005,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/National_Agency_for_Food_and_Drug_Administration_and_Control" title="National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control">National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control</a> (NAFDAC) in 2009,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Stock_Exchange" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian Stock Exchange">Nigerian Stock Exchange</a> (NSE),<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Airtel_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Airtel Nigeria">Airtel Nigeria</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Globacom" class="mw-redirect" title="Globacom">Globacom</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pazino Homes and Gardens,<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hennessy artistry season alongside singer <a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a>, in 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Oraimo,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was appointed the African ambassador for the Italian liquor manufacturer, Campari in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The FORTYfied All-Star Tribute Concert, organized by 2Baba to celebrate his 40th birthday and influence in Nigerian music, took place on 20 September 2015, at the <a href="/wiki/Eko_Hotel_and_Suites" class="mw-redirect" title="Eko Hotel and Suites">Eko Hotel and Suites</a> Convention Centre.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hosted by <a href="/wiki/Basketmouth" title="Basketmouth">Basketmouth</a> and sponsored by STAR Lager Beer, the concert garnered widespread acclaim.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also the founder of the "Buckwyld and Breathless" concert series<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the 2Baba Foundation, formerly known as the "2Face Reach Out Foundation".<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albums">Albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Face_2_Face_(2face_Idibia_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Face 2 Face (2face Idibia album)">Face 2 Face</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grass_2_Grace" title="Grass 2 Grace">Grass 2 Grace</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Unstoppable" title="The Unstoppable">The Unstoppable</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Unstoppable" title="The Unstoppable">The Unstoppable</a> International Edition</i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Away_and_Beyond" title="Away and Beyond">Away and Beyond</a></i> (2012)<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ascension_(2face_Idibia_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ascension (2face Idibia album)">The Ascension</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i>Rewind, Select, Update</i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warriors_(2Baba_album)" title="Warriors (2Baba album)">Warriors</a></i> (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_musicians" title="List of Nigerian musicians">List of Nigerian musicians</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Idibia alongside other Nigerian musicians including <a href="/wiki/Burna_boy" class="mw-redirect" title="Burna boy">Burna boy</a> was conferred the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Niger" title="Order of the Niger">MON</a> award by President <a href="/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari" title="Muhammadu Buhari">Muhammadu Buhari</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The album was received on hit with one of its content "African Queen", which ushered a wave of awareness and reverence for Nigerian music among Africans and diaspora</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The name was literally coined from "two face"</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thecomment.ng/nigerian-music-stars-reign-as-burna-boy-teni-2face-others-gets-national-honour-by-president-buhari/">"Nigerian Music Stars Reign as Burna Boy, Teni, 2Face, Others Gets National Honour By President Buhari"</a>. The Comment Newspaper. 4 October 2022. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230505185448/https://thecomment.ng/nigerian-music-stars-reign-as-burna-boy-teni-2face-others-gets-national-honour-by-president-buhari/">Archived</a> from the original on 5 May 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 October</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Nigerian+Music+Stars+Reign+as+Burna+Boy%2C+Teni%2C+2Face%2C+Others+Gets+National+Honour+By+President+Buhari&rft.pub=The+Comment+Newspaper&rft.date=2022-10-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthecomment.ng%2Fnigerian-music-stars-reign-as-burna-boy-teni-2face-others-gets-national-honour-by-president-buhari%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNjoku2014" class="citation web cs1">Njoku, Benjamin (27 July 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/2face-changes-name-tu-baba/">"2face changes name to 'Tu-baba'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. Vanguard. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140729215959/http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/2face-changes-name-tu-baba/">Archived</a> from the original on 29 July 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 July</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2face+changes+name+to+%27Tu-baba%27&rft.pub=Vanguard&rft.date=2014-07-27&rft.aulast=Njoku&rft.aufirst=Benjamin&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2014%2F07%2F2face-changes-name-tu-baba%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/2face-idibia-is-2baba-the-greatest-nigerian-artist-ever/g8cwn6r">"Is 2baba the greatest Nigerian artist ever?"</a>. 16 July 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190829131926/https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/2face-idibia-is-2baba-the-greatest-nigerian-artist-ever/g8cwn6r">Archived</a> from the original on 29 August 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 September</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Is+2baba+the+greatest+Nigerian+artist+ever%3F&rft.date=2018-07-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pulse.ng%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F2face-idibia-is-2baba-the-greatest-nigerian-artist-ever%2Fg8cwn6r&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/224789-2face-donates-n3-5-million-help-persons-displaced-boko-haram.html">"2Face donates N3.5 million to help persons displaced by Boko Haram"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Premium_Times" title="Premium Times">Premium Times</a></i>. 27 February 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190829131929/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/224789-2face-donates-n3-5-million-help-persons-displaced-boko-haram.html">Archived</a> from the original on 29 August 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 September</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Premium+Times&rft.atitle=2Face+donates+N3.5+million+to+help+persons+displaced+by+Boko+Haram&rft.date=2017-02-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.premiumtimesng.com%2Fnews%2Fmore-news%2F224789-2face-donates-n3-5-million-help-persons-displaced-boko-haram.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOhunyon2018" class="citation news cs1">Ohunyon, Ehis (16 May 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/2face-idibia-14-years-after-face-2-face-is-still-a-gem-of-an-album/zey37j7">"14 years after, 'Face 2 Face' is still a gem of an album"</a>. <i>Pulse Nigeria</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220603162147/https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/2face-idibia-14-years-after-face-2-face-is-still-a-gem-of-an-album/zey37j7">Archived</a> from the original on 3 June 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pulse+Nigeria&rft.atitle=14+years+after%2C+%27Face+2+Face%27+is+still+a+gem+of+an+album&rft.date=2018-05-16&rft.aulast=Ohunyon&rft.aufirst=Ehis&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pulse.ng%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F2face-idibia-14-years-after-face-2-face-is-still-a-gem-of-an-album%2Fzey37j7&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/243568-10-things-to-know-about-2face-as-he-turns-42.html">"10 things to know about 2face as he turns 42 | Premium Times Nigeria"</a>. 18 September 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201219040856/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/243568-10-things-to-know-about-2face-as-he-turns-42.html">Archived</a> from the original on 19 December 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 January</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=10+things+to+know+about+2face+as+he+turns+42+%26%23124%3B+Premium+Times+Nigeria&rft.date=2017-09-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.premiumtimesng.com%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F243568-10-things-to-know-about-2face-as-he-turns-42.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/tag/tubaba/">"Tubaba Archives"</a>. <i>Vanguard News</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210301141305/https://www.vanguardngr.com/tag/tubaba/">Archived</a> from the original on 1 March 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 March</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Vanguard+News&rft.atitle=Tubaba+Archives&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2Ftag%2Ftubaba%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Channels_TV-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Channels_TV_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Channels_TV_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Channels_TV_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Channels_TV_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAbisoye" class="citation web cs1">Abisoye, Adeyiga. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.channelstv.com/2015/09/18/music-legend-2face-idibia-turns-40/">"Music Legend, 2Face Idibia Turns 40"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Channels_TV" title="Channels TV">Channels TV</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231206084018/https://www.channelstv.com/2015/09/18/music-legend-2face-idibia-turns-40/">Archived</a> from the original on 6 December 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 April</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Channels+TV&rft.atitle=Music+Legend%2C+2Face+Idibia+Turns+40&rft.aulast=Abisoye&rft.aufirst=Adeyiga&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.channelstv.com%2F2015%2F09%2F18%2Fmusic-legend-2face-idibia-turns-40%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/2face-%E2%80%98officially%E2%80%99-changes-name-2baba">"2face 'officially' changes name to 2baba"</a>. Music in Africa. 14 January 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190421230347/https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/2face-%E2%80%98officially%E2%80%99-changes-name-2baba">Archived</a> from the original on 21 April 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 January</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2face+%27officially%27+changes+name+to+2baba&rft.pub=Music+in+Africa&rft.date=2016-01-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicinafrica.net%2Fmagazine%2F2face-%25E2%2580%2598officially%25E2%2580%2599-changes-name-2baba&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/2face-idibia-heres-both-sides-of-the-story-as-blackface-says-2baba-is-suing-him-for/wb08f8s">"Here's both sides of the story as Blackface says 2baba is suing him for N50M"</a>. <i>pulse.ng</i>. 19 July 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191213084327/https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/2face-idibia-heres-both-sides-of-the-story-as-blackface-says-2baba-is-suing-him-for/wb08f8s">Archived</a> from the original on 13 December 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 September</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=pulse.ng&rft.atitle=Here%27s+both+sides+of+the+story+as+Blackface+says+2baba+is+suing+him+for+N50M&rft.date=2018-07-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pulse.ng%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F2face-idibia-heres-both-sides-of-the-story-as-blackface-says-2baba-is-suing-him-for%2Fwb08f8s&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150402170019/http://thenet.ng/2013/06/2face-idibia-working-with-nelson-brown-on-upcoming-album/">"2face Idibia working with Nelson Brown on upcoming album"</a>. <i>Nigerian Entertainment Today</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thenet.ng/2013/06/2face-idibia-working-with-nelson-brown-on-upcoming-album/">the original</a> on 2 April 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 March</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Nigerian+Entertainment+Today&rft.atitle=2face+Idibia+working+with+Nelson+Brown+on+upcoming+album&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fthenet.ng%2F2013%2F06%2F2face-idibia-working-with-nelson-brown-on-upcoming-album%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAlake2020" class="citation web cs1">Alake, Motolani (17 March 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/wizkid-asa-timaya-mi-abaga-and-the-top-10-nigerian-debut-albums-over-the-past-20/73sdp1x">"Here are the top 10 Nigerian debut albums of the past 20 years"</a>. <i>Pulse Nigeria</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230418024948/https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/wizkid-asa-timaya-mi-abaga-and-the-top-10-nigerian-debut-albums-over-the-past-20/73sdp1x">Archived</a> from the original on 18 April 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pulse+Nigeria&rft.atitle=Here+are+the+top+10+Nigerian+debut+albums+of+the+past+20+years&rft.date=2020-03-17&rft.aulast=Alake&rft.aufirst=Motolani&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pulse.ng%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2Fwizkid-asa-timaya-mi-abaga-and-the-top-10-nigerian-debut-albums-over-the-past-20%2F73sdp1x&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150916023514/http://www.nigerianewsdaily.com/nigerianewsentertainment/nigerianewsmusic/12942-tuface-idibia-opens-up-on-the-sucess-story-of-his-hit-track-african-queen--why-he-left-kennis-music.html">"Tuface Idibia opens up on why he left Kennis music"</a>. Nigerianewsdaily.com. 28 October 2011. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nigerianewsdaily.com/nigerianewsentertainment/nigerianewsmusic/12942-tuface-idibia-opens-up-on-the-sucess-story-of-his-hit-track-african-queen--why-he-left-kennis-music.html">the original</a> on 16 September 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Tuface+Idibia+opens+up+on+why+he+left+Kennis+music&rft.pub=Nigerianewsdaily.com&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nigerianewsdaily.com%2Fnigerianewsentertainment%2Fnigerianewsmusic%2F12942-tuface-idibia-opens-up-on-the-sucess-story-of-his-hit-track-african-queen--why-he-left-kennis-music.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130322200436/http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/entertainment-extra/1108-tuface-checks-piracy-with-classy-album-price.html">"TuFace Checks Piracy With Classy Album Price"</a>. tribune.com.ng. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/entertainment-extra/1108-tuface-checks-piracy-with-classy-album-price.html">the original</a> on 22 March 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=TuFace+Checks+Piracy+With+Classy+Album+Price&rft.pub=tribune.com.ng&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tribune.com.ng%2Fsat%2Findex.php%2Fentertainment-extra%2F1108-tuface-checks-piracy-with-classy-album-price.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thenetng.com/2010/11/22/soundcity-music-video-awards-2010-the-winners-circle/">"Soundcity Music Video Awards 2010 – The Winner's Circle"</a>. thenetng.com. 22 November 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120304162542/http://www.thenetng.com/2010/11/22/soundcity-music-video-awards-2010-the-winners-circle/">Archived</a> from the original on 4 March 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Soundcity+Music+Video+Awards+2010+%E2%80%93+The+Winner%27s+Circle.&rft.pub=thenetng.com&rft.date=2010-11-22&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenetng.com%2F2010%2F11%2F22%2Fsoundcity-music-video-awards-2010-the-winners-circle%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/blackface-plantashun-boyz-alum-blames-selfishness-for-split/h2rw77x">"Plantashun Boyz alum blames selfishness for split"</a>. <i>Pulse Nigeria</i>. 18 February 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220603190726/https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/blackface-plantashun-boyz-alum-blames-selfishness-for-split/h2rw77x">Archived</a> from the original on 3 June 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pulse+Nigeria&rft.atitle=Plantashun+Boyz+alum+blames+selfishness+for+split&rft.date=2018-02-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pulse.ng%2Fentertainment%2Fcelebrities%2Fblackface-plantashun-boyz-alum-blames-selfishness-for-split%2Fh2rw77x&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.channelstv.com/2019/11/28/theft-claim-blackface-apolgises-to-2baba-settle-out-of-court/">"Theft Claim: Blackface Apolgises To 2Baba, Settles Out Of Court"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Channels_TV" title="Channels TV">Channels TV</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191129123453/https://www.channelstv.com/2019/11/28/theft-claim-blackface-apolgises-to-2baba-settle-out-of-court/">Archived</a> from the original on 29 November 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 November</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Channels+TV&rft.atitle=Theft+Claim%3A+Blackface+Apolgises+To+2Baba%2C+Settles+Out+Of+Court&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.channelstv.com%2F2019%2F11%2F28%2Ftheft-claim-blackface-apolgises-to-2baba-settle-out-of-court%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/blackface-i-wrote-african-queen-i-decide-who-sings-it-and-who-doesnt/">"Blackface: I wrote 'African Queen'... I decide who sings it and who doesn't"</a>. <i>TheCable Lifestyle</i>. 12 September 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220523175331/https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/blackface-i-wrote-african-queen-i-decide-who-sings-it-and-who-doesnt/">Archived</a> from the original on 23 May 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=TheCable+Lifestyle&rft.atitle=Blackface%3A+I+wrote+%27African+Queen%27...+I+decide+who+sings+it+and+who+doesn%27t&rft.date=2019-09-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Flifestyle.thecable.ng%2Fblackface-i-wrote-african-queen-i-decide-who-sings-it-and-who-doesnt%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAlonge2013" class="citation web cs1">Alonge, Osagie (1 August 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thenet.ng/2face-blackface-and-the-controversial-african-queen/">"2face, Blackface and the controversial 'African queen'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>Nigerian Entertainment Today</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220603160642/https://thenet.ng/2face-blackface-and-the-controversial-african-queen/">Archived</a> from the original on 3 June 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Nigerian+Entertainment+Today&rft.atitle=2face%2C+Blackface+and+the+controversial+%27African+queen%27&rft.date=2013-08-01&rft.aulast=Alonge&rft.aufirst=Osagie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthenet.ng%2F2face-blackface-and-the-controversial-african-queen%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-44888794">"Blackface don dey chop money from African Queen for 10 years – 2face Management"</a>. <i>BBC News Pidgin</i>. 19 July 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220603160641/https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-44888794">Archived</a> from the original on 3 June 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BBC+News+Pidgin&rft.atitle=Blackface+don+dey+chop+money+from+African+Queen+for+10+years+%E2%80%93+2face+Management&rft.date=2018-07-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fpidgin%2Ftori-44888794&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAugoye2017" class="citation web cs1">Augoye, Jayne (25 January 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/221502-recession-2face%e2%80%8e-plans-lead-nationwide-protest.html">"Recession: 2Face plans to lead nationwide protest"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191010011838/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/221502-recession-2face%e2%80%8e-plans-lead-nationwide-protest.html">Archived</a> from the original on 10 October 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 October</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Recession%3A+2Face+plans+to+lead+nationwide+protest&rft.date=2017-01-25&rft.aulast=Augoye&rft.aufirst=Jayne&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.premiumtimesng.com%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F221502-recession-2face%25e2%2580%258e-plans-lead-nationwide-protest.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/2face-idibia-protest-nationwide/">"2face announces nationwide protest against 'obnoxious policies' of FG"</a>. <i>TheCable Lifestyle</i>. 25 January 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191010011832/https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/2face-idibia-protest-nationwide/">Archived</a> from the original on 10 October 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 October</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=TheCable+Lifestyle&rft.atitle=2face+announces+nationwide+protest+against+%27obnoxious+policies%27+of+FG&rft.date=2017-01-25&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Flifestyle.thecable.ng%2F2face-idibia-protest-nationwide%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFInyang2017" class="citation web cs1">Inyang, Ifreke (25 January 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dailypost.ng/2017/01/25/2face-idibia-announces-nationwide-protest-buharis-policies/">"2face Idibia announces nationwide protest against Buhari's policies"</a>. <i>Daily Post Nigeria</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191010011836/https://dailypost.ng/2017/01/25/2face-idibia-announces-nationwide-protest-buharis-policies/">Archived</a> from the original on 10 October 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 October</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Daily+Post+Nigeria&rft.atitle=2face+Idibia+announces+nationwide+protest+against+Buhari%27s+policies&rft.date=2017-01-25&rft.aulast=Inyang&rft.aufirst=Ifreke&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdailypost.ng%2F2017%2F01%2F25%2F2face-idibia-announces-nationwide-protest-buharis-policies%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://saharareporters.com/2017/02/02/tuface-protest-despite-police-ban-warnings">"Tuface To Protest Despite Police Ban, Warnings"</a>. <i>Sahara Reporters</i>. 2 February 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191010011833/http://saharareporters.com/2017/02/02/tuface-protest-despite-police-ban-warnings">Archived</a> from the original on 10 October 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 October</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Sahara+Reporters&rft.atitle=Tuface+To+Protest+Despite+Police+Ban%2C+Warnings&rft.date=2017-02-02&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsaharareporters.com%2F2017%2F02%2F02%2Ftuface-protest-despite-police-ban-warnings&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://guardian.ng/news/police-ban-tuface-from-protesting-in-lagos/">"Police Ban Tuface from Protesting in Lagos"</a>. <i>guardian.ng</i>. 2 February 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191010011833/https://guardian.ng/news/police-ban-tuface-from-protesting-in-lagos/">Archived</a> from the original on 10 October 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 October</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=guardian.ng&rft.atitle=Police+Ban+Tuface+from+Protesting+in+Lagos&rft.date=2017-02-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fguardian.ng%2Fnews%2Fpolice-ban-tuface-from-protesting-in-lagos%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://punchng.com/not-arrested-tuface/">"I was not arrested – Tuface"</a>. <i>Punch Newspapers</i>. 6 February 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191010011833/https://punchng.com/not-arrested-tuface/">Archived</a> from the original on 10 October 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 October</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Punch+Newspapers&rft.atitle=I+was+not+arrested+%E2%80%93+Tuface&rft.date=2017-02-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpunchng.com%2Fnot-arrested-tuface%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNwachukwu2017" class="citation web cs1">Nwachukwu, John Owen (6 February 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dailypost.ng/2017/02/06/cancelled-protest-not-arrested-dss-2face/">"Cancelled protest: I was not arrested by DSS – 2face"</a>. <i>Daily Post Nigeria</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191010011832/https://dailypost.ng/2017/02/06/cancelled-protest-not-arrested-dss-2face/">Archived</a> from the original on 10 October 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 October</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Daily+Post+Nigeria&rft.atitle=Cancelled+protest%3A+I+was+not+arrested+by+DSS+%E2%80%93+2face&rft.date=2017-02-06&rft.aulast=Nwachukwu&rft.aufirst=John+Owen&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdailypost.ng%2F2017%2F02%2F06%2Fcancelled-protest-not-arrested-dss-2face%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/2face-idibia-i-was-not-arrested-by-the-dss-music-star-says/qqp3x4r">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'I was not arrested by the DSS' – music star says"</a>. <i>pulse.ng</i>. 6 February 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191010011833/https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/2face-idibia-i-was-not-arrested-by-the-dss-music-star-says/qqp3x4r">Archived</a> from the original on 10 October 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 October</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=pulse.ng&rft.atitle=%27I+was+not+arrested+by+the+DSS%27+%E2%80%93+music+star+says&rft.date=2017-02-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pulse.ng%2Fentertainment%2Fcelebrities%2F2face-idibia-i-was-not-arrested-by-the-dss-music-star-says%2Fqqp3x4r&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thenetng.com/2012/05/04/2face-Idibia-and-Annie-Macaulay-wed-secretly">"2face Idibia and Annie Macaulay wed secretly"</a>. <i>thenet.ng</i>. <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Net_(Nigeria)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Net (Nigeria) (page does not exist)">The Net</a>. 4 May 2012. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120507035806/http://thenetng.com/2012/05/04/2face-idibia-and-annie-macaulay-wed-secretly">Archived</a> from the original on 7 May 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 May</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=thenet.ng&rft.atitle=2face+Idibia+and+Annie+Macaulay+wed+secretly&rft.date=2012-05-04&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fthenetng.com%2F2012%2F05%2F04%2F2face-Idibia-and-Annie-Macaulay-wed-secretly&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120229124315/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-life/annie-anointed-queen-of-a-shooting-star/">"Annie, anointed queen of a shooting star"</a>. <i>punchng.com</i>. <a href="/wiki/The_Punch" title="The Punch">The Punch</a>. 17 February 2012. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-life/annie-anointed-queen-of-a-shooting-star">the original</a> on 29 February 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=punchng.com&rft.atitle=Annie%2C+anointed+queen+of+a+shooting+star&rft.date=2012-02-17&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.punchng.com%2Fentertainment%2Farts-life%2Fannie-anointed-queen-of-a-shooting-star&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/relationships-weddings/2face-annie-idibia-10-cutest-couple-moments-of-singer-and-wife-as-they-mark-3rd/e2j5mj8">"10 cutest couple moments of singer and wife as they mark 3rd wedding anniversary"</a>. <i>Pulse NG</i>. 23 March 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190820120024/https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/relationships-weddings/2face-annie-idibia-10-cutest-couple-moments-of-singer-and-wife-as-they-mark-3rd/e2j5mj8">Archived</a> from the original on 20 August 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 August</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pulse+NG&rft.atitle=10+cutest+couple+moments+of+singer+and+wife+as+they+mark+3rd+wedding+anniversary&rft.date=2016-03-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pulse.ng%2Flifestyle%2Frelationships-weddings%2F2face-annie-idibia-10-cutest-couple-moments-of-singer-and-wife-as-they-mark-3rd%2Fe2j5mj8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/243568-10-things-to-know-about-2face-as-he-turns-42.html">"10 things to know about 2face as he turns 42"</a>. <i>www.premiumtimesng.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201219040856/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/243568-10-things-to-know-about-2face-as-he-turns-42.html">Archived</a> from the original on 19 December 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 July</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.premiumtimesng.com&rft.atitle=10+things+to+know+about+2face+as+he+turns+42&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.premiumtimesng.com%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F243568-10-things-to-know-about-2face-as-he-turns-42.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSamuel2019" class="citation web cs1">Samuel, Mofijesusewa (25 November 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thenet.ng/2baba-and-awilo-longomba-honoured-with-the-legend-of-the-year-title-at-the-2019-all-africa-music-awards-afrima/">"2Baba And Awilo Longomba Honoured With The 'Legend Of The Year' Title At The 2019 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA)"</a>. <i>Nigerian Entertainment Today</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200126224314/http://www.thenet.ng/2baba-and-awilo-longomba-honoured-with-the-legend-of-the-year-title-at-the-2019-all-africa-music-awards-afrima/">Archived</a> from the original on 26 January 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 January</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Nigerian+Entertainment+Today&rft.atitle=2Baba+And+Awilo+Longomba+Honoured+With+The+%27Legend+Of+The+Year%27+Title+At+The+2019+All+Africa+Music+Awards+%28AFRIMA%29&rft.date=2019-11-25&rft.aulast=Samuel&rft.aufirst=Mofijesusewa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthenet.ng%2F2baba-and-awilo-longomba-honoured-with-the-legend-of-the-year-title-at-the-2019-all-africa-music-awards-afrima%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEmmanuel2016" class="citation web cs1">Emmanuel, Olu (25 January 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nationaldailyng.com/headies-awards-efe-omorogbe-speaks-on-2face-idibias-hall-of-fame-induction/,%20https://nationaldailyng.com/headies-awards-efe-omorogbe-speaks-on-2face-idibias-hall-of-fame-induction/">"Headies Awards: Efe Omorogbe speaks on 2face Idibia's Hall of Fame induction — National Daily Newspaper"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 January</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Headies+Awards%3A+Efe+Omorogbe+speaks+on+2face+Idibia%27s+Hall+of+Fame+induction+%E2%80%94+National+Daily+Newspaper&rft.date=2016-01-25&rft.aulast=Emmanuel&rft.aufirst=Olu&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaldailyng.com%2Fheadies-awards-efe-omorogbe-speaks-on-2face-idibias-hall-of-fame-induction%2F%2C%2520https%3A%2F%2Fnationaldailyng.com%2Fheadies-awards-efe-omorogbe-speaks-on-2face-idibias-hall-of-fame-induction%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/ghana-african-greats-inducted-music-legends-hall-fame">"Ghana: African greats inducted into Music Legends Hall of Fame"</a>. <i>Music in Africa</i>. 30 November 2022. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240120104733/https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/ghana-african-greats-inducted-music-legends-hall-fame">Archived</a> from the original on 20 January 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 January</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Music+in+Africa&rft.atitle=Ghana%3A+African+greats+inducted+into+Music+Legends+Hall+of+Fame&rft.date=2022-11-30&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.musicinafrica.net%2Fmagazine%2Fghana-african-greats-inducted-music-legends-hall-fame&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/2face-bags-masters-degree/">"2face bags Masters Degree"</a>. 11 May 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190903102655/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/2face-bags-masters-degree/">Archived</a> from the original on 3 September 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 September</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2face+bags+Masters+Degree&rft.date=2016-05-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2016%2F05%2F2face-bags-masters-degree%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOkonofua2019" class="citation news cs1">Okonofua, Odion (21 March 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/2face-idibia-receives-award-of-fellow-of-the-school-of-music-at-obafemi-awolowo/bq2dl56">"2Face Idibia receives award of Fellow of the School of Music at Obafemi Awolowo University"</a>. <i>pulse.ng</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190322140918/https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/2face-idibia-receives-award-of-fellow-of-the-school-of-music-at-obafemi-awolowo/bq2dl56">Archived</a> from the original on 22 March 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 March</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=pulse.ng&rft.atitle=2Face+Idibia+receives+award+of+Fellow+of+the+School+of+Music+at+Obafemi+Awolowo+University&rft.date=2019-03-21&rft.aulast=Okonofua&rft.aufirst=Odion&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pulse.ng%2Fentertainment%2Fcelebrities%2F2face-idibia-receives-award-of-fellow-of-the-school-of-music-at-obafemi-awolowo%2Fbq2dl56&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.unhcr.org/about-2baba2.html">"2Baba"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190816104731/https://www.unhcr.org/about-2baba2.html">Archived</a> from the original on 16 August 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 August</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2Baba&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unhcr.org%2Fabout-2baba2.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/2face-idibia-singer-launches-vote-not-fight-campaign-in-anambra/s809wwp">"Singer launches "Vote Not Fight" campaign in Anambra"</a>. 14 September 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190816104735/https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/2face-idibia-singer-launches-vote-not-fight-campaign-in-anambra/s809wwp">Archived</a> from the original on 16 August 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 August</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Singer+launches+%22Vote+Not+Fight%22+campaign+in+Anambra&rft.date=2017-09-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pulse.ng%2Fentertainment%2Fcelebrities%2F2face-idibia-singer-launches-vote-not-fight-campaign-in-anambra%2Fs809wwp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://guardian.ng/life/life-features/2face-idibia-ten-of-his-most-iconic-moments/">"2Face Idibia: Ten Most Iconic Moments"</a>. <i>The Guardian Nigeria</i>. 18 September 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210828185201/https://guardian.ng/life/life-features/2face-idibia-ten-of-his-most-iconic-moments/">Archived</a> from the original on 28 August 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 August</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian+Nigeria&rft.atitle=2Face+Idibia%3A+Ten+Most+Iconic+Moments&rft.date=2017-09-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fguardian.ng%2Flife%2Flife-features%2F2face-idibia-ten-of-his-most-iconic-moments%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/09/nafdac-appoints-2face-ambassador/">"NAFDAC appoints 2face Ambassador"</a>. vanguardngr.com. 18 September 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121219184146/http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/09/nafdac-appoints-2face-ambassador/">Archived</a> from the original on 19 December 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=NAFDAC+appoints+2face+Ambassador&rft.pub=vanguardngr.com&rft.date=2009-09-18&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fnafdac-appoints-2face-ambassador%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFamuyiwa2019" class="citation web cs1">Famuyiwa, Damilare (7 August 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nairametrics.com/2019/08/07/nse-appoints-2face-as-its-good-cause-ambassador/">"NSE appoints 2face as its 'Good Cause Ambassador'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>Nairametrics</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190807094048/https://nairametrics.com/2019/08/07/nse-appoints-2face-as-its-good-cause-ambassador/">Archived</a> from the original on 7 August 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 August</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Nairametrics&rft.atitle=NSE+appoints+2face+as+its+%27Good+Cause+Ambassador%27&rft.date=2019-08-07&rft.aulast=Famuyiwa&rft.aufirst=Damilare&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnairametrics.com%2F2019%2F08%2F07%2Fnse-appoints-2face-as-its-good-cause-ambassador%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://guardian.ng/features/media/2-face-ik-akpororo-others-now-airtel-brand-ambassadors/">"2 Face, IK, Akpororo, others now Airtel brand ambassadors"</a>. <i>The Guardian Nigeria</i>. 15 June 2015. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210828194615/https://guardian.ng/features/media/2-face-ik-akpororo-others-now-airtel-brand-ambassadors/">Archived</a> from the original on 28 August 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 August</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian+Nigeria&rft.atitle=2+Face%2C+IK%2C+Akpororo%2C+others+now+Airtel+brand+ambassadors&rft.date=2015-06-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fguardian.ng%2Ffeatures%2Fmedia%2F2-face-ik-akpororo-others-now-airtel-brand-ambassadors%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/2face-dumps-airtel-becomes-glo-ambassador/">"2face dumps Airtel, becomes Glo ambassador"</a>. <i>Vanguard News</i>. 23 May 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210828192253/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/2face-dumps-airtel-becomes-glo-ambassador/">Archived</a> from the original on 28 August 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 August</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Vanguard+News&rft.atitle=2face+dumps+Airtel%2C+becomes+Glo+ambassador&rft.date=2017-05-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2017%2F05%2F2face-dumps-airtel-becomes-glo-ambassador%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/07/2baba-lands-endorsement-deal-with-real-estate-firm/">"2Baba lands endorsement deal with real estate firm"</a>. <i>Vanguard News</i>. 3 July 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210828193349/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/07/2baba-lands-endorsement-deal-with-real-estate-firm/">Archived</a> from the original on 28 August 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 August</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Vanguard+News&rft.atitle=2Baba+lands+endorsement+deal+with+real+estate+firm&rft.date=2019-07-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2019%2F07%2F2baba-lands-endorsement-deal-with-real-estate-firm%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/2face-wizkid-first-collabo-hennessy-artistry-goes-ghana/">"2Face, Wizkid in first collabo as Hennessy Artistry goes to Ghana"</a>. <i>Vanguard News</i>. 13 October 2014. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210828194004/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/2face-wizkid-first-collabo-hennessy-artistry-goes-ghana/">Archived</a> from the original on 28 August 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 August</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Vanguard+News&rft.atitle=2Face%2C+Wizkid+in+first+collabo+as+Hennessy+Artistry+goes+to+Ghana&rft.date=2014-10-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2014%2F10%2F2face-wizkid-first-collabo-hennessy-artistry-goes-ghana%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/10/04/oraimo-unveils-2face-as-brand-ambassador-launches-310-hours-battery-life-necklace/">"oraimo Unveils 2Face as Brand Ambassador, Launches 310 Hours Battery Life Necklace"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/This_Day" title="This Day">This Day</a></i>. 4 October 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210411211126/https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/10/04/oraimo-unveils-2face-as-brand-ambassador-launches-310-hours-battery-life-necklace/">Archived</a> from the original on 11 April 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 February</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=This+Day&rft.atitle=oraimo+Unveils+2Face+as+Brand+Ambassador%2C+Launches+310+Hours+Battery+Life+Necklace&rft.date=2019-10-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisdaylive.com%2Findex.php%2F2019%2F10%2F04%2Foraimo-unveils-2face-as-brand-ambassador-launches-310-hours-battery-life-necklace%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/2face-annie-idibia-bag-new-endorsement-deal/">"2Face, Annie Idibia bag new endorsement deal"</a>. <i>Vanguard News</i>. 22 April 2016. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210828183945/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/2face-annie-idibia-bag-new-endorsement-deal/">Archived</a> from the original on 28 August 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 August</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Vanguard+News&rft.atitle=2Face%2C+Annie+Idibia+bag+new+endorsement+deal&rft.date=2016-04-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2016%2F04%2F2face-annie-idibia-bag-new-endorsement-deal%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/star-to-celebrate-2face-at-40-with-all-star-tribute-concert/">"STAR to Celebrate 2Face at 40 With All-Star Tribute Concert"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Vanguard_(Nigeria)" title="Vanguard (Nigeria)">Vanguard</a></i>. 17 September 2015. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150920223456/http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/star-to-celebrate-2face-at-40-with-all-star-tribute-concert/">Archived</a> from the original on 20 September 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 September</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Vanguard&rft.atitle=STAR+to+Celebrate+2Face+at+40+With+All-Star+Tribute+Concert&rft.date=2015-09-17&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2015%2F09%2Fstar-to-celebrate-2face-at-40-with-all-star-tribute-concert%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJoey_Akan2015" class="citation news cs1">Joey Akan (8 September 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pulse.ng/buzz/2face-idibia-singer-announces-concert-to-mark-40th-birthday-id4148177.html">"Singer announces concert to mark 40th birthday"</a>. <i>Pulse Nigeria</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150918010739/http://pulse.ng/buzz/2face-idibia-singer-announces-concert-to-mark-40th-birthday-id4148177.html">Archived</a> from the original on 18 September 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 September</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pulse+Nigeria&rft.atitle=Singer+announces+concert+to+mark+40th+birthday&rft.date=2015-09-08&rft.au=Joey+Akan&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpulse.ng%2Fbuzz%2F2face-idibia-singer-announces-concert-to-mark-40th-birthday-id4148177.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/started-buckwyld-breathless-concert-2face-idibia/">"Why I started Buckwyld & Breathless concert – 2face Idibia – Vanguard News"</a>. <i>Vanguard News</i>. 24 September 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171217023315/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/started-buckwyld-breathless-concert-2face-idibia/">Archived</a> from the original on 17 December 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 January</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Vanguard+News&rft.atitle=Why+I+started+Buckwyld+%26+Breathless+concert+%E2%80%93+2face+Idibia+%E2%80%93+Vanguard+News&rft.date=2017-09-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanguardngr.com%2F2017%2F09%2Fstarted-buckwyld-breathless-concert-2face-idibia%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2011/11/28/inside-africa-2face-idibia-nigeria-a.cnn?iref=allsearch">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'2Face' Idibia: Message behind the music"</a>. CNN. 29 November 2011. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100831124519/http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2011/11/28/inside-africa-2face-idibia-nigeria-a.cnn?iref=allsearch">Archived</a> from the original on 31 August 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 March</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%272Face%27+Idibia%3A+Message+behind+the+music&rft.pub=CNN&rft.date=2011-11-29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2Fvideo%2F%23%2Fvideo%2Finternational%2F2011%2F11%2F28%2Finside-africa-2face-idibia-nigeria-a.cnn%3Firef%3Dallsearch&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thenet.ng/2face-away-and-beyond-album-review/">"2face – Away and Beyond [Album Review]"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Netng" class="mw-redirect" title="Netng">Netng</a></i>. 2 May 2012. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220217091643/https://thenet.ng/2face-away-and-beyond-album-review/">Archived</a> from the original on 17 February 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">25 February</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Netng&rft.atitle=2face+%E2%80%93+Away+and+Beyond+%5BAlbum+Review%5D&rft.date=2012-05-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fthenet.ng%2F2face-away-and-beyond-album-review%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://music.apple.com/ng/album/warriors/1498430198">"Warriors by 2Baba"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201215233121/https://music.apple.com/ng/album/warriors/1498430198">Archived</a> from the original on 15 December 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 January</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Warriors+by+2Baba&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmusic.apple.com%2Fng%2Falbum%2Fwarriors%2F1498430198&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2Baba" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2Baba&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2Baba" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:2Baba">2Baba</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1939824/">2Baba</a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Awards_for_2Baba" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;"><div id="Awards_for_2Baba" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Awards for 2Baba</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;font-size:114%"><div style="padding:0px"> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="BET_Award_for_Best_International_Act:_Africa" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:BET_Award_for_Best_International_Act:_Africa" title="Template:BET Award for Best International Act: Africa"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:BET_Award_for_Best_International_Act:_Africa" title="Template talk:BET Award for Best International Act: Africa"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:BET_Award_for_Best_International_Act:_Africa" title="Special:EditPage/Template:BET Award for Best International Act: Africa"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="BET_Award_for_Best_International_Act:_Africa" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/BET_Award_for_Best_International_Act:_Africa" title="BET Award for Best International Act: Africa">BET Award for Best International Act: Africa</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dizzee_Rascal" title="Dizzee Rascal">Dizzee Rascal</a> (2010)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2face Idibia</a> / <a href="/wiki/D%27banj" title="D'banj">D'banj</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarkodie_(rapper)" title="Sarkodie (rapper)">Sarkodie</a> / <a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Prince" title="Ice Prince">Ice Prince</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davido" title="Davido">Davido</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stonebwoy" title="Stonebwoy">Stonebwoy</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Coffee_(DJ)" title="Black Coffee (DJ)">Black Coffee</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Best_African_Act" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Best_African_Act" title="Template:MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Best_African_Act" title="Template talk:MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Best_African_Act" title="Special:EditPage/Template:MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Best_African_Act" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Best_African_Act" title="MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act">MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2_face_Idibia" class="mw-redirect" title="2 face Idibia">2 face Idibia</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freshlyground" title="Freshlyground">Freshlyground</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Banj" class="mw-redirect" title="D'Banj">D'Banj</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Banj" class="mw-redirect" title="D'Banj">D'Banj</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Locnville" title="Locnville">LCNVL</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauti_Sol" title="Sauti Sol">Sauti Sol</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Platnumz" title="Diamond Platnumz">Diamond</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wizkid_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wizkid (musician)">Wizkid</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davido" title="Davido">Davido</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiwa_Savage" title="Tiwa Savage">Tiwa Savage</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burna_Boy" title="Burna Boy">Burna Boy</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_KG" title="Master KG">Master KG</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burna_Boy" title="Burna Boy">Burna Boy</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Platnumz" title="Diamond Platnumz">Diamond Platnumz</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyla" title="Tyla">Tyla</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Hypertek_Digital" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Hypertek_Digital" title="Template:Hypertek Digital"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Hypertek_Digital" title="Template talk:Hypertek Digital"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Hypertek_Digital" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Hypertek Digital"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Hypertek_Digital" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Hypertek_Digital" title="Hypertek Digital">Hypertek Digital</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Founder</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2face Idibia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/960_Music_Group" title="960 Music Group">960 Music Group</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-labelledby="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q222021#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q222021#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Help:Authority_control" title="Help:Authority control">Authority control databases</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q222021#identifiers" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://isni.org/isni/0000000406842364">ISNI</a></span></li><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://viaf.org/viaf/30146332978218732838">VIAF</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/no2016058410">United States</a></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Artists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><ul><li><span class="uid"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="2Baba (2Face Idibia)"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c53f316f-fc07-4d41-9314-80fc4d6b071f">MusicBrainz</a></span></span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2Baba&oldid=1263362279">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2Baba&oldid=1263362279</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1975_births" title="Category:1975 births">1975 births</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:21st-century_Nigerian_male_singers" title="Category:21st-century Nigerian male singers">21st-century Nigerian male singers</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Nigerian_Afrobeats_musicians" title="Category:Nigerian Afrobeats musicians">Nigerian Afrobeats musicians</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:English-language_singers_from_Nigeria" title="Category:English-language singers from Nigeria">English-language singers from Nigeria</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:The_Headies_winners" title="Category:The Headies winners">The Headies winners</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Idoma_people" title="Category:Idoma people">Idoma people</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Living_people" title="Category:Living people">Living people</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:MTV_Europe_Music_Award_winners" title="Category:MTV Europe Music Award winners">MTV Europe Music Award winners</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Musicians_from_Benue_State" title="Category:Musicians from Benue State">Musicians from Benue State</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Musicians_from_Enugu" title="Category:Musicians from Enugu">Musicians from Enugu</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Musicians_from_Jos" title="Category:Musicians from Jos">Musicians from Jos</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Musicians_from_Lagos" title="Category:Musicians from Lagos">Musicians from Lagos</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Nigerian_contemporary_R%26B_singers" title="Category:Nigerian contemporary R&B singers">Nigerian contemporary R&B singers</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Nigerian_hip-hop_singers" title="Category:Nigerian hip-hop singers">Nigerian hip-hop singers</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Nigerian_male_singer-songwriters" title="Category:Nigerian male singer-songwriters">Nigerian male singer-songwriters</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Nigerian_music_industry_executives" title="Category:Nigerian music industry executives">Nigerian music industry executives</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Nigerian_reggae_musicians" title="Category:Nigerian reggae musicians">Nigerian reggae musicians</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Nigerian_singer-songwriters" title="Category:Nigerian singer-songwriters">Nigerian singer-songwriters</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Reggae_fusion_artists" title="Category:Reggae fusion artists">Reggae fusion artists</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Singers_from_Lagos" title="Category:Singers from Lagos">Singers from Lagos</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:World_Music_Awards_winners" title="Category:World Music Awards winners">World Music Awards winners</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Yoruba-language_singers_of_Nigeria" title="Category:Yoruba-language singers of Nigeria">Yoruba-language singers of Nigeria</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_using_the_Phonos_extension" title="Category:Pages using the Phonos extension">Pages using the Phonos extension</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_Nigerian_English_from_April_2018" title="Category:Use Nigerian English from April 2018">Use Nigerian English from April 2018</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_Wikipedia_articles_written_in_Nigerian_English" title="Category:All Wikipedia articles written in Nigerian English">All Wikipedia articles written in Nigerian English</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_November_2022" title="Category:Use dmy dates from November 2022">Use dmy dates from November 2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_hCards" title="Category:Articles with hCards">Articles with hCards</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_category_link_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Commons category link from Wikidata">Commons category link from Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 16 December 2024, at 06:21<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2Baba&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-55db797859-jbdx4","wgBackendResponseTime":167,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.902","walltime":"1.061","ppvisitednodes":{"value":5043,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":153519,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":12662,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":20,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":6,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":241579,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 988.049 1 -total"," 44.23% 437.058 2 Template:Reflist"," 35.65% 352.249 49 Template:Cite_web"," 22.82% 225.456 1 Template:Infobox_musical_artist"," 20.85% 206.036 1 Template:Infobox"," 8.04% 79.423 1 Template:Navboxes"," 7.95% 78.587 2 Template:Short_description"," 6.48% 64.068 3 Template:Navbox"," 6.35% 62.784 1 Template:BET_Award_for_Best_International_Act:_Africa"," 6.35% 62.757 1 Template:Marriage"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.588","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":7941063,"limit":52428800},"limitreport-logs":"table#1 {\n}\n\"\"\n"},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-api-ext.codfw.canary-55765c7cfd-rgvtb","timestamp":"20241218031955","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"2Baba","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2Baba","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q222021","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q222021","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2006-01-10T13:08:58Z","dateModified":"2024-12-16T06:21:30Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/4e\/2face_Idibia.png","headline":"Nigerian singer-songwriter, record producer and philanthropist"}</script> </body> </html>