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The rapper and soul singer, who recently released his fourth record, the dancehall and EDM-influenced 'Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose', explains his outspoken nature and defends his potentially problematic second albumCredit: pressPlan B has always taken the path of most resistance. It’s right there in his name – his plan A was to be a soul singer, though he took the less commercial route of rapping about urban decay he grew up around in his hometown, Forest Gate, east London. This resulted in the brutal and […]The post “I’ve always tackled taboos” – our revelatory interview with Plan B appeared first on NME.
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Bowling for Soup: Plan B, Hadouken!, Bowling For Soup for Relentless NASS festival
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Plan B, Hadouken! and Bowling For Soup are among the acts confirmed to play the Relentless NASS festival.
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Event is to be twinned with the UK's first ever World Cup Skateboarding competition
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AC/DC: Iron Man 2 soundtrack tops the charts
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AC/DC have debuted at Number One in British album charts. Their Iron Man 2 soundtrack knocked last week's Number One, Plan B, off the top spot.In related news, rock legend Meat Loaf's latest album, Hang Cool Teddy Bear, is new in at Number Four, while on the singes chart the Glee Cast's cover of The All-American Rejects' Gives You Hell is new in...
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Autumn: Plan B announces UK autumn tour and ticket details
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Plan B has announced a nationwide UK tour this autumn.
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Autumn: Plan B announces UK autumn tour and ticket details
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Singer set to hit the road in October
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