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2Baba is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Yemi Alade. Those roots explain a lot about how 2Baba arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as D'banj, Olamide, P-Square, Kizz Daniel and Davido, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into BNXN, Bella Alubo, Cobhams Asuquo, Faze and Wizkid, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around 2Baba, reaching back through Yemi Alade and forward to BNXN. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Innocent Ujah Idibia MON, 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 (2004). 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.
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2Baba connections
2Baba grew out of Yemi Alade, shares an orbit with D'banj, Olamide, P-Square and Kizz Daniel, went on to shape BNXN, Bella Alubo, Cobhams Asuquo and Faze. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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