Chance The Rapper Sued By Former Manager!
Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, known professionally as Chance the Rapper has made headlines two times in the past week. The first was after Dionne Warwick decided to have some fun with Chance.
Dionne took to Twitter writing:
Hi, @chancetherapper. If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this.
Hi, @chancetherapper. If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this.
— Dionne Warwick (@_DionneWarwick) December 5, 2020
Shortly after she poked some fun at him he “freaked out” and replied with this:
Sorry I’m still freaking out that u know who I am. This is amazing!
Sorry I’m still freaking out that u know who I am. This is amazing!
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 5, 2020
Now, the 27-year-old Chicago native is being sued by his former manager for more than $3 million. Read on…
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CelebnMusic247.com reports Pat Corcoran, better known as Pat the Manager, claims Chance the Rapper fired him after his 2019 album, The Big Day, did not receive universal praise from his fans. He says Chance did not follow his advice ahead of the album’s release.
Pat Corcoran said Chance The Rapper announced the release before he’d even recorded any material for the album. So it was basically rushed.
He wrote in the legal documents:
Procrastination and lackadaisical effort, perpetuated by various hangers-on uninterested in the hard work of writing and recording, resulted in a freestyle-driven product of subpar quality.
The album did reach number two but was panned by critics and fans alike. Corcoran says he was blamed for the album’s failure and was fired in April of that year. He writes that “rather than accept that his own lack of dedication had doomed the project,” and he says Chance is refusing to pay for work completed.
A rep spoke to Pitchfork about the lawsuit, saying:
Mr. Corcoran has filed a suit for allegedly unpaid commissions. In fact, Mr. Corcoran has been paid all of the commissions to which he is legally entitled. Most of the complaint consists of self-serving and fabricated allegations that are wholly unrelated to Mr. Corcoran’s claim for commissions and were plainly included in a calculated attempt to seek attention. Those allegations are wholly without merit, are grossly offensive and we will respond to them within the context of the litigation.
