Battle of the Afrobeats Titans: P-Square vs 2face Discographies Decade to Decade

P-Square and 2face (2Baba) are pillars of contemporary African pop music. These Nigerian acts have been instrumental in growing international audiences for Afropop over decades-spanning careers. Their vast works have shaped Africa’s soundtrack since the 2000s.

P-Square and 2Baba explore similar lyrical themes across their respective discographies, touching on romance, relationships, and the human experience.

 2face’s hit “African Queen” and P-Square tracks like “No One Like You” epitomize their shared focus on singing about love, unity, and real life. In this article, we would try to compare and contrast the beautiful songs of these Afrobeat legends.    

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Distinct Musical Styles

However, P-Square and 2face differentiate themselves through signature musical diversity. P-Square blended R&B harmonies and rap verses over pop, hip hop and dance beats. Singles like “Chop My Money” and “Personally” showcase their infectious, groovy hybrid sound.

Comparatively, 2face predominantly sticks to R&B melodies and contemporary African folk rhythms. Songs such as “See Me So” and “Only Me” demonstrate 2face’s smoother style, which proved massively successful.  

Collaborations Galore

Both acts are also prolific collaborators. 2face recorded hit features with musical giants like MI Abaga, Vector, Wizkid, and P-Square. For their part, P-Square have guested on tracks alongside Akon, T.I., Rick Ross and Ginuwine among others.

Impressive Chart Dominance 

P-Square and 2face were consistent chart rulers across Africa during their peak popularity. Standouts from 2face like “African Queen” and “Ole” enjoyed tremendous success, as did massive P-Square singles such as “Do Me” and “Chop My Money.” Their music collection boasts loads of pan-African #1 hits, respectively.

Legacy in African Music History 

With combined record sales exceeding 40 million, these two acts left an indelible print on Afropop’s evolution from its early days. 

Their timeless discographies are a capsule of African music’s history over 20+ years. P-Square may now be split as solo Peter and Paul. But along with 2face, their past works remain Afrobeats classics for eternity.

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Psquare or 2Face: Who has more hit songs? 

Based on their long-running success and popularity over the last two decades, 2face has more overall hit songs than P-Square.

Some key reasons why 2face could be considered as having more hits:

• 2face has consistently released solo music since starting his career in the late 1990s, giving him more time to rack up individual hit singles. Meanwhile, P-Square only began pursuing solo work after they split up in 2017.

• Singles like “African Queen”, “Ole”, “See Me So”, “True Love”, “Only Me” and more were all massive #1 hits across Africa for 2face during the 2000s. These timeless classics continue to resonate today.

• In total, 2face has released 5 solo studio albums compared to just one so far, each for the separate Peter and Paul Okoye. This has allowed 2face to stack multiple hit tracks per project. 

• On streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, 2face’s top songs as a solo artist have higher listings and play counts than those of his ex-bandmate brothers. This points to more lasting hits.

However, before breaking up, P-Square were also a consistent hitmaker during the 2000s/2010s with big singles like “Do Me”, “Chop My Money”, “Personally”, “No One Like You” and more. 

Psquare and 2face songs 

P-Square Songs:

• Do Me

• Chop My Money 

• Alingo

• Personally

• Ejeajo 

• No One Like You

• Roll It

• Beautiful Onyinye

• Away  

• Collabo

• Bank Alert

• Nobody Ugly

• Testify

2face Songs:

• African Queen

• Ole

• See Me So

• True Love 

• Only Me

• Enter the Place

• Raindrops

• Holy Holy

• Let Somebody Love You

• Coded Tinz 

• Amaka

• U No Holy Pass

• Ihe Neme

• My Love

Some major collaborative songs between the two artists include:

• Possibility ft. 2face

• Reason With Me ft. 2face  

• Diaspora Woman ft. P-Square

With loads of chart-topping afrobeat jams between them, P-Square and 2face stand shoulder-to-shoulder as legends shaping Nigerian music over the past two decades. Their hit-stacked discographies will forever remain iconic.