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Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew (born 22 October 1983), primarily known as Plan B or Ben Drew, is a British 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, he will release iLL Manors, his first film as a director.
Ben Drew was born and brought up in Forest Gate, East London. His mother worked for a local authority and his father, Paul Ballance, played in the 1970s punk band The Warm Jets. Ben was 5 months old when his father walked out,…