Kobi Onyame (born Kwame Barfour-Osei)[1] is an independent recording hip-hop artist, producer and songwriter based in the United Kingdom.

[8] Early in his career, he released work under the name Jae P.[9] Onyame's fourth album Gold was nominated for the Scottish Album of the Year in 2018,[10] where it was described as "an almost wistful echo of a yearning for home and originality that somehow has its roots in the past and present simultaneously.

[8] Along with C Duncan, Modern Studies, and Rod Jones, Onyame performed at the Live at the Longlist event where the 2019 Scottish Album of the Year award winner were announced.

[2] In 2019, Onyame was one of 10 Scottish acts supported by Creative Scotland to perform at The Great Escape.

Don't Drink the Poison features guest appearances from new African artists including George Kalukusha from Malawi, SheSaidSo from South Africa and rapper Worlasi from Ghana.