The playlist: African pop – Olamide, AKA, Youssoupha and more

Twi dialect rap and a Cameroonian take on trap, from five of the hip-hop acts nominated at this year’s MTV Africa Music awardsSarkodie is in the running to pick up the best male gong at the MTV Africa Music awards ceremony in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa in July, buoyed by his standing as arguably the most prolific current Ghanaian rapper. In 2012, he won the BET (Black Entertainment Television) award for the best international act from Africa, giving an unforgettable performance among of some