#2faceAt40: I once acted as his bodyguard – Shakar EL

If I have ever been a Groupie in my life, I have no shame to be called a 2face super groupie or an Ac cuz I Don pass fan level and it was as early as 1997 when i heard his radio jingle that him and Blackface did for an Oap in 96.1 sunrise fm Enugu called mr Magic during their famous days in IMT enugu way before he started bearing the name ‘2face'(oh yeah the jingle still dey my head sef) Finally met this Great Guy in 2001 in a event we organised back then and first and last time in my life that I acted as somebody’s security even though i was as skinny as 9ice back then, I witnessed a female student i know very well in lady ibiam hostel in UNN asking for 2face autographs on her breast wey back in 2001 during The Plantashun Era…you can Describe me as Plantashun Stan…I was a proud one…..The Encounters with 2baba too much especially the campuses shows and the early days of rhythm unplugged at African Shrine before he finally went solo and joined Kennis music… Happy Birthday to a True Legend @2faceidibia1

A photo posted by Shakar EL (@shakar_ell) on Sep 17, 2015 at 11:52pm PDT

Nigerian rapper, Shakar EL goes down memory lane in his tribute to 2face Idibia @ 40 as he recounts the early days in the life of the pop star.
In his words, ‘Finally I met this great guy in 2001 in a event we organised back then and first and last time in my life that I acted as somebody’s security even though I was as skinny as 9ice back then’.