Plan B (musician)

Plan B
Plan B in 2012, during filming for iLL Manors
Background information
Birth name	Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew[1]
Also known as	Ben Drew DTPB Maximus' Papa Paulio Mr Kortni
Born	(1983-10-22) 22 October 1983 (age 40)
Origin	Forest Gate, East London, England
Genres	Hip hop acoustic soul drum and bass R&B rap rock grime
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter actor filmmaker
Years active	2005–present
Labels	679 Atlantic Mercury Pet Cemetery Warner Bros. Asylum
Website	www.time4planb.co.uk

Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew (born 22 October 1983),^[1] better known by his stage name Plan B, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and filmmaker. He first emerged as a rapper, releasing his debut album, Who Needs Actions When You Got Words, in 2006. His second studio album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks (2010), was a soul and R&B album, and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. He has also collaborated with other artists such as Chase & Status, most notably on the 2009 top ten single "End Credits".

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, he released the film Ill Manors, which he wrote and directed. He also made the music,^[2] and released a Plan B soundtrack album, which became his second number-one album.