Legendary Nigerian musician, Innocent Idibia, widely known as 2Baba, has revealed that African Queen was the song that ignited his music career, adding that it remains one of the tracks he deeply connects with.
However, he admitted that despite its massive success, the song has also become a burden over the years.
2Baba made this known during a recent episode of the Entertainment & Lifestyle show.
“African Queen has been a very huge blessing, and e come turn to problem join for me. But I am grateful for everything,” he said.
African Queen, which was released in 2004, propelled 2Face to international stardom as he became the first African artist to win the BET, MTV Europe and MOBO awards.
However, there have been controversies about the authorship of the song following 2Baba’s former band mate, Blackface’s repeated claims that 2Face stole the song from him.
2Face in a previous interview admitted that ‘African Queen’ was originally a collaboration with his former bandmates, but denied stealing the song.
The song has remained a subject of controversy for over two decades. A fresh controversy began after Billboard named the song the “greatest Afrobeats song of all time” in August 2025.
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