Analysis of Plan B's Song Ill Manors

1. PLAN B ILL MANORS
A presentation confronting the stereotypes and messages put
across by the media

2. AS AN ARTIST
• English Rapper
• 22nd October 1983
• London Born & Raised
• Father “Disappeared”
• Outcast (Between Middle & Working class)
• Sarcastic in his lyrics
BEN DREW / PLAN B

3. PLAN B’S APPROACH TOWARDS GENDERS
WITHIN ITS VIDEO
• Very Few Females
• Mostly male

4. PLAN B’S USE OF AGE WITHIN ITS VIDEO
• Teenagers
• Young adults
Police officer punching or pushing a
fully grown male rioter/protestor

5. PLAN B’S APPROACH TOWARDS ETHNICITY
WITHIN ITS VIDEO
• Caucasian
• Black
• Minorities

6. PLAN B’S APPROACH TOWARDS SOCIAL CLASS
WITHIN ITS VIDEO
• Upper class are disliked
• Politicians
• Ignorant
• Don’t understand the problems of being in a
Council estate just see the people there as the
Problem
• Middle class & Working class
• They struggle and nobody helps
• Plan B has been in this situation
“And if we see any rich kids on the way
We’ll make ‘em wish they stayed inside”
“Council kids
Scum of the
Earth”
Boris
Johnson
known for his
ill regard
towards the
poorer
citizens

7. KEY PARTS OF THE SONG EXPLAINED
• Urban Safari
• Wild
• untamed
• Concrete jungle
• “Hug a hoodie”
• Ill Manors.
• Manor-Home
• Manner- behaviour
• References to other songs and artists that support the message and idea
• Another brick in the wall- higher class dislike teens although they are the future
• I predict a riot- London riots featured within the song
• Never miss a beat- supports the message and theme of the song
“On second thoughts don't you
don't wanna get mugged
Oh shit too late, that was kinda
• Plan B often sarcastically agrees with the stereotypes of working and middle class and then debunks the stereotype
dumb
Whose idea was that, stupid c*nt”