2Baba Is Back With His First Album In Six Years!

2Baba Announces New Album!

Nigerian music veteran Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has announced a new album titled Oldest Young Man. It is his first full-length album in six years.

The 16-track album is expected to be released on 27 November 2026. It will be his first album since Warriors, which was released in February 2020.

From Plantashun Boiz To Solo Success

2Baba was born in Jos and he began his music career in the late 1990s as a member of Plantashun Boiz alongside Blackface and Faze.

He later started his solo career with his album Face 2 Face in 2004. The album included African Queen, one of his most famous songs across Africa.

After that, he released many albums including Grass 2 Grace, The Unstoppable, Away and Beyond, The Ascension and Warriors.

Why Fans Are Excited

The singer first teased the project on social media in August. He said: "I've lived it. I've seen it. I'm still here."this sentence explains a lot to his fans

He also held a listening party on 19 September in Lagos for his 51st birthday, and he released a new single called Mental featuring Fave.

After six years without an album, all his fans are excited to hear his new music and to see what he will share in Oldest Young Man.

What Fans Hope To Hear?

Many fans grew up listening to 2Baba, so they hope this album will mix his classic soulful style with a fresh sound. They want songs about life, love, and experience, and they want to hear the voice that made them fall in love with African music.

If Oldest Young Man brings that feeling back, it could be one of the most important comebacks in Nigerian music this year for sure.

By Ahlam Sabih