A very entertaining biography of Nigerian and African music legend, Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2face is set for public presentation with several sponsors showing interest in the event.
The cover of the book
The biography on 2face Idibia details on his story. It majors on his rise from a fairly humble background to fame and affluence. The book set to be released is titled "A Very Good Bad Guy". The book is scheduled for presentation to the public on Tuesday, 20th of October, 2015.
The book launch, according to NET publisher and Idibia’s former publicist, Ayeni Adekunle will hold at Terra Kulture, in Lagos.
The 460-paged book will contain a wide range of materials on Idibia’s life and times, including accounts from his mother, his wife, siblings, colleagues and mentors. It will also contain selected lyrics and discography, as well as editorial materials dating as far back as 2005. The highlight of the book is his inspirational journey from nothing to something. Take a clue from an excerpt from the book:
"I come from a poor background. Poor in the sense of money, not in spirit…"
The biography, done in commemoration of the singer’s 40th birthday, is a first-of-its-kind for any pop star in Idibia’s category, and the first by any contemporary Nigerian media platform. Fully funded and edited by NET News, owners of Newsroom, THENETNG, Orin, NECLive and Star, the biography is part of the NET Book Series, a dedicated project to document an important era in Nigeria’s creative industry.