A major legal dispute involving Chance The Rapper and his former manager Pat “The Manager” Corcoran is now being decided in court. The lawsuit centers on whether Chance violated a verbal “handshake agreement” that helped launch his career and whether the former manager is owed additional compensation.
The case stems from the fallout after Chance’s 2019 album The Big Day, when the partnership between the two longtime collaborators collapsed. The trial is significant for the Chicago hip-hop scene because the business relationship was once seen as a model for independent success.
