2baba Idibia sends strong message to young artistes

Innocent Ujah Idibia, better known by his stage name 2Baba, is a seasoned musician from Nigeria who claims the younger generation of singers don’t owe him recognition as a legend.

He stated that while it is not required of them to honour him in recognition of his legendary status, he appreciates it when they do.

This was stated by the singer of the song “African Queen” while she was a guest on the most recent episode of the Shopsydoo-hosted Afrobeats podcast.

He said, “Nobody owes me anything. For me, it [my legendary status] is there. It’s never going to go away. It doesn’t reduce who I’m if young artistes don’t recognise my legendary status.

“The only thing is, definitely, I appreciate it when people recognise [my legendary status]. There’s nobody that won’t appreciate that. I appreciate when people recognise but I don’t take it too personal when they don’t. That one na the person ignorance.

“Nobody owes person anything because everybody that comes, they are going to tell their own stories. They are not going to start telling my own story. Every artist that comes up now, even if they get inspiration from me or anybody, they are going to use it to elevate themselves. And that is their own stories [sic].