2Baba sets 27 November 2026 release date for album Oldest Young Man

2Baba has announced that his album Oldest Young Man will be released on 27 November 2026, his first studio project in six years.

The singer confirmed the date in an Instagram post, describing the record as timeless music. "The legacy continues. OLDEST YOUNG MAN drops 27.11.26. Timeless music, no expiration date," he wrote.

Months of teasing

The date follows a run of hints on his social media, where he has repeatedly used the album title in his captions. In August he posted: "I’ve lived it, I’ve seen it, I’m still here. My new album, Oldest Young Man, soon come." On his birthday he also called himself "forever the oldest young man", a line that echoes the title.

The first album since Warriors

Oldest Young Man is his first album since Warriors, released in 2020, which was his eighth studio album. Between those two records sits a catalogue that runs from Face 2 Face in 2004 and Grass 2 Grace in 2006 to The Unstoppable in 2009, followed by The Unstoppable International Edition in 2010 and Away and Beyond in 2012. The Ascension and Rewind, Select, Update, both from 2015, complete the list before Warriors.

A career that predates the album age

2Baba first came to prominence in the 1990s as a composer of jingles. In 1996 he co-founded the group Plantashun Boiz with Blackface and Faze. He later established himself as one of the pioneers of Afropop, and his music has influenced generations of Nigerian artistes.

The release date puts the album at the end of November 2026, with the artist signalling a continuation of that body of work rather than a break from it, in his own words: "The legacy continues." The announcement was covered by vanguardngr.com.