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2Baba
12+ albums
nigeriaafropopafrobeats
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Innocent Ujah Idibia MON (born 18 September 1975), known by his stage name 2Baba and formerly as 2face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, record producer and philanthropist known for his solo debut album, Face 2 Face. 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. While attending the Institute of Management and Technology, in Enugu State, 2Baba began his music career performing alongside Blackface Naija, his secondary school classmate, and Faze, all of whom later formed the trio band, Plantashun Boiz. The band released two albums, Body and Soul (2000) and Sold Out (2003), under Dove Records, a label owned by Nelson Brown. The band members separated in 2004, and 2Baba turned to making solo music. 2Baba released his debut solo album, Face 2 Face (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". It was followed by his second album, Grass 2 Grace (2006). After that, he left Kennis Music and established his own record label, Hypertek Digital. In 2009, 2Baba released an experimental album, The Unstoppable, with an international edition in 2010. The international edition won two awards at the 2010 SoundCity Music Video Awards. His fifth solo album, Away and Beyond (2012), was nominated for Best R&B/Pop Album at The Headies 2013. 2Baba’s sixth studio album, The Ascension
