Plan B – “Prayin'”
This week I bring you the British rapper-singer-songwriter, Ben Drew, primarily known as Plan B. The 27-year-old phenom (who is also an actor and director) fuses hip hop and soul to create songs with a Motown feel, yet adds modern touches with his quick, polished rapping. “Prayin',” the third single off his second album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks, tells a small piece of a complex story. The album is centred around a fictitious character, Strickland Banks, a British soul singer who becomes famous for his sweet love songs, such as the album's opener “Love Goes Down.” Banks ventures out with his entourage to celebrate his success, meets a neurotic woman who is obsessed with his music, has a one night stand, she falls in love, he rejects her, causing her to accuse him of rape. Long story short, he loses everything and ends up in prison for a crime he didn't commit. There is much more to the story, but that is the bare-bones version. “Prayin'” in particular is a catchy, rhythmic track with poetic lyrics and a funk-layered beat. I've had it stuck in my head for weeks. I also suggest “The Recluse,” and “She Said.”
I wonder what Plan B has in store for his third effort, The Ballad of Belmarsh, which will be released later this year. Another plot-driven album perhaps?
Anyway, here's the track. Enjoy!
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