Guardian Music — Last week, rapper and soul star Plan B made an impassioned speech at TEDx, outlining society's failure to nurture its disadvantaged youth. Here is an extract …I'm working really hard at the minute trying to finish my directorial debut, Ill Manors,... more info

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Guardian Music — Plan B is best when he writes about social alienation. His new single rails against how a whole swath of society has been cornered by prejudiceWhen Plan B debuted the video to his new single Ill Manors over the weekend, shadow health minister Jamie R... more info

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The Hip Hop Chronicle — Plan B releases the video to his latest single. You can buy the track on iTunes   more info

Guardian Music — The Olympics cultural programme is reaching the point of no return, with its brochure being finalised. Organiser Ruth Mackenzie is sure of successBorrowing marathon parlance, Ruth Mackenzie, in charge of the Cultural Olympiad and its showpiece London... more info

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Guardian Music — The Observer's festival of ideas showed how music, technology, food and science can change everyone's lives for the better"I started to write an album that would try to reach out to these kids and, in some ways, to be a father to these kids, because ... more info