Young artistes don’t owe me recognition as legend – 2baba Idibia

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Veteran Nigerian artist, Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has expressed that he doesn't expect the new wave of musicians to acknowledge him as a legend.

While he values the moments when they do honor him as a symbol of legendary status, he underlines that it's not an obligatory gesture on their part.

The singer of "African Queen" shared this perspective during his appearance on the recent installment of the Afrobeats podcast, hosted by Adesope Olajide, also known as Shopsydoo.

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].

Source: dailypost.ng

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