EAST End rapper Plan B has come a long way since his first gritty hip hop album Who Needs Actions When You’ve Got Words.

The grimy lyricism laced with violence is still there, but now it’s layered beneath Motown and Blues that suit the star’s incredibly soulful voice.

And as he opens his mouth for the first number, The Writing’s On the Wall, you can forgive his cocky stance.

His falsetto is reminiscent of Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye.

It’s clear that the soul element just seems to fit.

Plan B – real name Ben Drew – delves into material from his latest album The Defamation of Strickland Banks, where he uses a fictional character to tell the story of a singer who lets fame go to his head and ends up in jail for a crime he didn’t commit.

And while Drew has never done time, it’s a clever way of reflecting the anger experienced during his upbringing.

Stand out tracks from a packed set include Prayin’, which evolved towards the end with a reggae twist, The Recluse, which he dedicated to the audience, and a new song called Every Rule, which was reminiscent of early Stevie Wonder, but with a pounding guitar riff.

And of course, the anthem of all summer festivals She Said, which sounded amazing.

Shaking off his old hip hop persona for this sharp suited, white soul boy, whose dynamic MC-ing showed another side to his extraordinary talent, has been good for him.

I love when a plan comes together.