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Born 22 October 1983.

UK rapper Ben Drew

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Plan B chats to Twin B

Ben Drew aka Plan B chats to Twin about iLL Manors, music and breakfast!

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Biography

Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew (born 22 October 1983), primarily known as Plan B or Ben Drew, is an English rapper, singer-songwriter, actor and film director from London. Plan B first emerged as a hip hop artist releasing his critically acclaimed debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words in 2006. His second studio album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks (2010), was a soul record and went straight to number one on the UK Albums Chart. He has also collaborated with other artists such as Chase & Status most notably on the top ten single "End Credits" (2009).

Drew has also had a successful film career as an actor, with roles in Adulthood (2008), Harry Brown (2009), 4.3.2.1 (2010) and The Sweeney (2012). In 2012, Drew released the film Ill Manors, which he had written and directed, and Plan B also released an accompanying soundtrack album which became his second number one album.

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BBC Reviews

  1. ill Manors 2012

    Review of ill Manors

    Reviewed by Michael Cragg

    Unrelentingly bleak situations depicted with a cinematic eye for detail.
  2. The Defamation of Strickland Banks 2010

    Review of The Defamation of Strickland Banks

    Reviewed by Ian Wade

    This could steer Plan B towards being one of the year’s biggest pop stars.
  3. Who Needs Action When You Got Words 2006

    Review of Who Needs Action When You Got Words

    Reviewed by Adam Webb

    ...starts off illuminating, but ends up banal.

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