Baba Hafusa
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| Released | April 30, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, rap, afrobeat | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| NotJustOk | 5.5/10[3] |
| tooXclusive |   [4] |
Baba Hafusa is the third studio album by Nigerian rap act Reminisce which was released through EDGE Records and LRR Entertainment on 30 April 2015.[5] It is the rapper's third overall studio album after releasing Book of Rap Stories in 2012 and Alaga Ibile in 2013. The studio album which features guest appearances from SoJay, Vector, Ice Prince, Olamide, Phyno, Sossick and Sean Tizzle was according to Reminisce a way of paying tribute to his daughter named Hafusa.[6]
Accolades
Upon its release, Baba Hafusa was received with mixed reviews and opinions. Awarding the album four stars from tooXclusive, Ogaga Sakpaide states, ““Baba Hafusa” sees Reminisce in his comfort zone from a lyrical and production view.”[4] Tola Sarumi of notJustOk rated the album 5.5 out of 10 stating that, “even as a commercial album, Baba Hafusa doesn’t do enough to hold your attention.”[3] 360nobs's Henry Igwe described Baba Hafusa as "a lengthy, filmic display of Rap-Afro Pop fusions" that, while commercially appealing and daring in its genre-bursting approach, is ultimately "lazy" with repetitive themes centered on lewd content and lacking deeper, impactful storytelling.[7]
| Year | Award ceremony | Award description | Result |
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| 2015 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated[8] |
| The Headies | Best Rap Album | Nominated[9] |
Commercial performance
On 18 May 2015, Baba Hafusa rose to 12th position on the Billboard World Music Albums Charts after topping the iTunes album sales for over a week less than 24-hours after its release.[10][11]
