Ghanaian/UK hip hop artist, Kwame Barfour-Osei, better known as Kobi Onyame has been included in MTV’s longlist of artists (which includes Angel, Clement Marfo and more) for MTV’s Best Unsigned Act 2012. Voting is currently ongoing to choose artists for the coveted shortlist of acts for MTV Award.

To vote for Kobi Onyame’s ‘Protect Myself’ click VOTE.  The rapper will also be live in session on BBC Radio 1 with Ally McCrae on his BBC Introducing Show, Sunday, December 18.  In recent years, Kobi Onyame has played a range of live shows. He played the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury Music Festival in 2009. He also recently represented Scotland at the BBC Introducing United Nations showcase in Cardiff late 2010. Kobi has in the past opened up in concert for acts including Kanye West (on which he touches on the experience on the song Dreams) Akon, De La Soul, Jessie J, Flo Rida, Tinchy Stryder, Wu Tang Clan and more. He made his T in the Park debut in July 2010 by playing the T Break stage at Balado and was included in Vic Galloway’s (BBC Radio 1 and Radio Scotland) 50 Scottish based artists to watch out for in 2011.

Kobi Onyame released his newest independent album, ‘Green Green Grasses’ on iTunes in April this year as  a follow up to his 2008 debut – ‘Unsigned & Hungry’, which he released under the name of Jae P.  His musical inspiration includes the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z and Talib Kweli.