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    Plan B blasts Cameron and UK riots in new video 'iLL Manors'

    London rapper debuts first video from new album - watch it on Gigwise

    March 12, 2012 by Holly Frith
    Plan B blasts Cameron and UK riots in new video 'iLL Manors'

    Plan B has unveiled the video for his comeback single 'iLL Manors'. Watch it below.

    The rapper debuted the track on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show last week (February 28). The album, of the same title, will be released in May.

    The video and track are highly influenced by last year's UK riots, speaking about the concept for 'iLL Manors' Plan B said in a statement: "What happened in Tottenham in some ways I can understand, but what happened everywhere else in the country was opportunism. I won’t justify it because I don't agree with it.

    "In fact it upset me so much I want to change it, so I wrote this song to bring the issue back to the forefront of public conversation.

    "I feel it has been swept under the carpet and forgotten about and it still needs to be properly addressed. Since the riots happened I haven't heard enough people within the public sector asking the two most important questions; 'Why did it happen and how can we prevent it from happening again?'

    "Society needs to take some responsibility for the cause of these riots.

    "Why are there so many kids in this country that don't feel they have a future, or care about having a criminal record?

     "If you're born into a family that’s has enough money to educate you properly, you are privileged. You’re not better than anyone else you’re just lucky. Certain sectors of middle England, not all of them, but the ignorant ones need to wake up and realise that ...and stop ridiculing the poor and less fortunate. That is what this song is about.”

    Plan B will also be releasing a new movie on May 4, a production which the rapper has directed himself.

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