Warriors (2Baba album)
2020 studio album by 2Baba
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Warriors is the eighth studio album by Nigerian musician 2Baba. The album was released on 28 February 2020 by Hypertek Digital, and features guest appearances from Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy, Wizkid, Peruzzi, Olamide, Syemca and AJ Natives. Production was notably handled by Spellz, Boliji Beatz, Blaq Jerzee, Jay Sleek, Speroach Beatz, Pbankz, Ploops and Richie.[1] The album serves as a follow-up to Rewind, Select, Update (2015).[2]
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| Released | 28 February 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2020 | |||
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| Length | 45:52 | |||
| Label | Hypertek Digital | |||
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Background and singles
2Baba revealed the track list for Warriors on 24 February 2020 via Instagram.[1] The album's lead single "Amaka" features Nigerian singer Peruzzi and was produced by Speroach Beatz. The song was released on 27 June 2018 and the music video was directed by Unlimited L.A.[3] The album's second single "Oyi" features 2Baba's brother, Hyacinth Idibia, also known as HI-Idibia. "Oyi" was produced by Ploops and released on 1 January 2019, alongside its music video directed by Unlimited L.A.[4] "Important" was released as the third single off Warriors, and was released on 15 November 2019. "Important" was produced by Jay Sleek and the music video was directed by Clarence Peters.[5] The fourth single off Warriors features Burna Boy and was titled "We Must Groove". It was released on 28 February 2020 and produced by Jay Sleek, and the music video was directed by Patrick Elis.[6] The fifth single, "Opo", features Wizkid and was produced by Blaq Jerzee.[7] The song, alongside its video, was released on 5 August 2020 and directed by Clarence Peters.[8] The sixth single, "Target You" was released on 5 November 2020 and features Syemca. The music video was directed by Unlimited L.A and features Nollywood actress Linda Osifo.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Warriors" | Innocent Idibia | Boliji Beatz | 3:03 |
| 2. | "We Must Groove" (featuring Burna Boy) |
| Jay Sleek | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Important" |
| Jay Sleek | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Carry Dey Go" |
| Jay Sleek | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Kitty Kat" |
| Jay Sleek | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Opo" (featuring Wizkid) |
| Blaq Jerzee | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Amaka" (featuring Peruzzi) |
| Speroach Beatz | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Love Me, Love Me" | Idibia | Pbankz | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Ginger" (featuring Tiwa Savage) |
| Spellz | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Target You" (featuring Syemca) |
| Richie | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Oyi" (featuring HI-Idibia) |
| Ploops | 3:57 |
| 12. | "I Dey Hear Everything" (featuring Olamide) |
| Spellz | 3:03 |
| 13. | "If No Be You" (featuring AJ Natives) |
| Boliji Beatz | 4:08 |
| Total length: | 45:52 | |||
Personnel
- Innocent "2Baba" Idibia – vocals, writer
- Damini "Burna Boy" Ogulu – vocals, writer
- Ayodeji "Wizkid" Balogun – vocals, writer
- Tobechukwu "Peruzzi" Okoh – vocals, writer
- Tiwatope "Tiwa" Savage – vocals, writer
- Chukwuemeka "Syemca" Chike-Ezekpeazu – vocals, writer
- Hyacinth "HI" Idibia – vocals, writer
- Olamide Adedeji – vocals, writer
- Agom "AJ Natives" John – vocals, writer
- Okhuofu "Blaq Jerzee" Oshoriameh – producer, writer
- Ben'Jamin "Spellz" Obadje – producer, writer
- Obi "Speroach Beatz" Prosper – producer
- Jerry "Jay Sleek" Shelika – producer
- Pbankz – producer
- Richie – producer
- Bolaji "Bolji Beatz" Salabiu – producer
- Efe Omoregbe – writer
- Idu Charles – writer
- Ogbole Francis – writer
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Nigeria | 28 February 2020 | Hypertek Digital |