Once known as America's golden child, a pioneer for independent artists, and a protégé of Kanye West, Chance has been very distant in the music industry after releasing a series of projects that got him into mainstream media. Chance the Rapper and his manager, Pat Corcoran, have split following the disappointment of Chance's debut album The Big Day.
Pat Corcoran has been the manager of Chance since 2012. Since then, Chance has won 3 Grammy's and appeared on shows like The Ellen DeGeneres Show as well as Jimmy Kimmel Live. Chance's 2016 project, Coloring Book, won a Grammy in 2017 though the project was thought to be a mixtape. So when Chance announced that he would be debuting his first studio album, The Big Day, expectations were high.
Chance's debut album was released on July 26, 2019, and debuted at number two on the charts. From there on, it was downhill. The album was met with criticism from not only critics but his fanbase as well. He was caught up in so much Twitter drama after releasing his album.
After receiving mass criticism, Chance's manager, Pat, was fired. This made the failure of the album fall on Pat's hands until he came out with his side of the story. In legal documents, Pat claims that Chance announced the release of The Big Day before he had even recorded any material. Then when it came time to actually record the album, Pat claims that there was a lot of procrastination and lackadaisical effort on Chance's part as well as too many people in the studio that were not focused on creating anything which led to a subpar quality album.
Pat is now suing Chance the Rapper for $3 million and also wants to continue to take a percentage of what Chance makes in the next 3 years due to a sunset clause in their agreement. But where it gets interesting is that Pat and Chance's relationship had oral agreements stating that he will get 15% of Chance's net income which will be very hard to convince judges of in the courtroom since no documents will be presented.
Chance's failure to deliver on a great album forced him to rush into a tour. But when enough tickets did not sell, he was forced to cancel the tour. After firing Pat, he proceeded to allow his brother and father to manage his business affairs. In response to the $3 million lawsuit by Pat, Bennett's counteroffer was $350,000 to settle the dispute which Pat has not responded to.
Pat has been very instrumental to Chance's career and pioneering the independent artist route for aspiring artists. It will be interesting to see which route Chance takes from here. His brother, who manages his own music group has not done well promoting his artist and does not have a huge Spotify fanbase of his own to promote Chance at the level Pat could. Chance's recent release also has not done too well as his main source of publicity are Chicago radio stations and his social media accounts. That could just be because of the pandemic which has caused a ton of artists to struggle, so not all the blame can be put on him.
We'll see what Chance has for us in the future as he looks to rebound his career. His latest single was titled The Return as he regains his footing. But if this new route fails, could Chance end up signing to a label?
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