Shaban was first known in the field of Hausa Musics. Shaban said he put his son in the entertainment field because he discovered that the boy's talent was through music. TY Shaban is the father of Sani TY Shaban (Freiiboi) a 16-year-old Hausa HIP-HOP singer from Northern Nigeria. TY Shaban is a singer and filmmaker and producer at Northern Nigeria Cinema Kannywood. He also did a Diploma in Film Production at Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano, both in Kano State. He also studied Public Administration at Kano Polytechnic. He studied Agriculture at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Bichi.
He attended Brigade Primary School, Junior Secondary School at Kano Teachers College and Senior Secondary School at Government Secondary School Stadium Duka in Kano. Shaban was born 4 February 1980 in the Nassarawa area of Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria.
