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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 Forest Gate, 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 into the UK album chart at no. 1. 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
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 Forest Gate, 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 into the UK album chart at no. 1. 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) and 4.3.2.1 (2010). 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.
The discography of British rapper/singer-songwriter Plan B consists of two studio albums, one soundtrack album, two mixtapes, four extended plays and ten singles.
Plan B released his first single, the double A-side "Sick 2 Def" / "No Good" in 2005. The parent album, Who Needs Actions When You Got Words, was first released on 26 June 2006 through 679 Recordings peaking at number thirty on the UK Albums Chart. A second single, "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)", was released in July 2006 marking the musician's first chart appearance, when it peaked at number forty-one in the United Kingdom.
In January 2010, Plan B released the single "Stay Too Long" as the lead single from his second studio album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks. The track saw Plan B attain his first top 10 single; peaking at number nine. Its successor, "She Said", was released in April 2010; attaining European chart success peaking at number three in the UK, number two in Ireland and number ten in Germany. The album followed the tracks' release on 9 April 2010, debuting at number-one on the UK Albums Chart; having since been certified as triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. A further three singles were released from the studio album, "Prayin'", "The Recluse", "Love Goes Down" and "Hard Times" the latter of which featured additional vocals from Elton John and Paloma Faith.
To accompany the release of the film Ill Manors, Plan B released a soundtrack album of the same name on 24 July 2012. The lead single, also entitled "Ill Manors", became the musician's third top ten single peaking at number six in the United Kingdom.
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