ILL Manors Album Research

The Ill Manors song was made by a hip hop protest song by rapper and songwriter Plan B. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2012 as the lead single from the Ill Manors soundtrack, a film which Plan B also directed. The song was written in reaction to the 2011 riots across England, and specifically Plan B's perception of society's failure to nurture its disadvantaged youth. The song was first played on BBC Radio 1 on 27 February 2012 after that it was immediately put on YouTube and Soundcloud to get it as much attention as possible due to the song being a protest song about the London Riots The music video for Ill Manors was filmed on 17 February 2012 and was directed by Yann Demange. The video expands upon the themes of the song, and uses footage from the 2011 riots in London. David Cameron and Nick Clegg, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom both feature in the video, despite not being mentioned in the lyrics. However, Cameron's Hug a Hoodie campaign is included to. They also went out of their way to film footage for the music video at some locations were the riots happened. The lyrics joke around with the idea of perceived causes of the riots such as the closing of community centres with threats and jokes. The aggressive baseline in the song is designed to mirror the turmoil and unrest felt by those involved in the riots, engaging a visceral energy to raise awareness.