Chance the Rapper sued by ex-manager during ‘the Big Day’

Chance the Rapper is facing a lawsuit filed by his former manager for the release of his latest album, The big day. Pat Corcoran, who was instrumental in Chance’s ability to find success as an independent rapper from 2012, filed a lawsuit in Illinois this week, alleging that Chance (real name Chancelor Bennett) broke an oral deal between the two and owes more than $ 3 million in missed commissions, according to Courthouse News. Chance fired Corcoran in April, replacing him with his father, Ken Bennett, and rapper brother Taylor Bennett. Corcoran is now claiming a breach of contract and violation of the Illinois Sales Representatives Act, among other charges, resulting from Chance’s refusal to continue with his alleged multi-year deal to pay Corcoran 15% of the profits, including for an industry standard three years after his dismissal. Corcoran further claims Chance’s dad only offered him a lump sum of $ 350,000, and the payments interactions have been “controversial.” Representatives for Chance the Rapper did not respond to Vulture’s request for comment.

In the lawsuit, Corcoran traces issues in his relationship with Chance until February 2019, when the rapper announced his debut studio album, The big day, would be released in July, without consulting Corcoran. “There probably wasn’t enough time for the creative process involved in releasing an album,” the costume claims, citing Chance’s wedding in March. Corcoran suggests that Chance announced the album “before the recording or writing process even began,” and continues to hit the “unproductive and unruly studio sessions” that followed. “The procrastination and leisurely effort perpetuated by various hangers not interested in the hard work of writing and recording resulted in a sub-par, freestyle-focused product,” continues the costume, calling the album “a complete deviation from the meticulous writing process that made Bennett famous for his pun and wit.” Corcoran cites the album’s lukewarm critical reception and its rapid erasure from the charts as damaging both Chance and its own reputation, in addition to not creating enough hype for a planned arena tour later on. After Corcoran recommended Chance cancel the tour, the rapper first postponed it, then ultimately never postponed it. “Bennett ultimately blamed Corcoran for the judgment rendered by his fan base rather than accept that his own lack of dedication had doomed the project,” the file says.

The lawsuit claims that Corcoran had planned, alongside Chance, to reissue his first three mixtapes – 10 days, Acid Rap, and Coloring book – on vinyl, only for Chance’s brother Taylor to cancel plans. Chance’s allegedly “inexperienced” brother and father continued to direct his career and “erode Bennett’s confidence in Corcoran”, with Corcoran’s lawsuit claiming they “were apparently more concerned with monetizing all promotional opportunities. available for Bennett. ” They finally reserved Chance to play on Ellen, Hello america, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert against Corcoran’s recommendations that Bennett stay low and work on new music. “These appearances only exacerbated the failure of The big day“, Says the prosecution. Chance sacked Corcoran shortly after, “despite several attempts at reconciliation”.

Since The big day, Chance performed on songs by Brandy and Justin Bieber, as well as Saturday Night Live, judging by Netflix Rhythm and flowand host a Quibi reboot of Punk’d. On December 4, he released a video for his 2017 Christmas song “Are U Live?” with Jeremih and Valee, celebrating Jeremih’s discharge from the hospital after his battle with COVID-19.