Plan B, 'The Defamation of Strickland Banks' - First Listen

Pleasantly surprising as his pop-soul scrubbing up has been, I never really understood why Plan B's first, East End Eminem, incarnation was a sticking point for so many. Sure, it's po-faced, big-issue, street-rage shtick was about as subtle as a brick screaming "HELLO! I'M A BRICK!", but he was a feisty little number, and some of the songs were pretty good. What?! They were. Anyway, although his debut 'Who Needs Actions When You Got Words' might not have set the world on fire critically spea...

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