Plan B

Play Radio

5,674,383 plays (360,730 listeners)

Shop now at Amazon | Send Plan B Ringtones to Cell
More options
Add to my Library
At least five artists have used the name Plan B:
1. A popular rapper, singer and musician from England
2. An artist from Stuttgart, Germany
3. A hardcore band from Croatia
4. A rock band from Hamburg, Germany
5. A reggaeton duo from Puerto Rico
6. A rap duo from Bulgaria

1.) Plan B (real name Ben Drew, b. 1983) is a rapper from Forest Gate, London. From the age of 11 he attended Anglo European School in Ingatestone Essex, before transfering to Tom Hood, an inner-city comprehensive. He has described his character, in these school days, as “a bit of a cunt”. He is signed to 679 Recordings, home to UK rap act The Streets. His unique sound is characterised by his use of acoustic beats and lyrics involving drugs, rape, murder and underage sex. He was placed fourth in the BBC’s “Sound of 2006” competition.

His second album was released in April 2010; The Defamation of Strickland Banks was released on 12 April 2010. The album is a departure from the sound heard on Plan B’s debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words, with the rapper’s sophomore effort showcasing much more of his singing ability. Lyrically the album’s songs tell the fictitious tale of one Strickland Banks, a sharp-suited British soul singer who finds fame with bitter-sweet love songs like the album’s opener “Love Goes Down”, but then loses everything when he ends up in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

The album was a great success, reaching #1 in the UK album charts, and three singles from the album reached the top 20 of the UK singles charts, with ‘Stay Too Long’ reaching #9 and ‘She Said’ reaching #3.
Read more… Edit

Popular tags: hip-hop, british, grime, rap, hip hop  See more

Shouts: 865 shouts

Share this artist:

Top Albums

See more

Top Tracks

1
2,413
2
1,058
3
917
4
807
5
724
6
653
7
573
8
445
9
418
10
407
11
393
12
380
13
359
14  
225
15  
184
Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3
See more

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).
See all 865 shouts

Videos

See more

Events

See more Add event

Listening Now

Top Listeners

See more

Recent Activity

Related Journals

See more

More Information

Links
Labels