Chance The Rapper Hospitalized, Cancels NYC Performance
Chance The Rapper has been forced to cancel a performance tonight after being hospitalized, Billboard reports. He was scheduled to perform a benefit show for the anti-poverty Robin Hood Foundation at NYC’s Terminal 5. The organization has announced that Anderson .Paak, Mark Ronson, and Joey Bada$$ will be performing tonight in his place.
ANNOUNCEMENT: @AndersonPaak, @MarkRonson & @joeyBADASS will be performing for #NYC4NYC @Terminal5NYC tonight in place of @chancetherapper
— Robin Hood (@RobinHoodNYC) May 9, 2016
Looks like I'll be performing at Terminal 5 tonight in NYC covering for my brother @chancetherapper get well bro I got you ??
— BADMON (@joeyBADASS) May 9, 2016
This isn’t the first time something like this has happened to Chance. Back in 2014, he had to cancel his set at Coachella’s second weekend due to another hospitalization.
UPDATE: Chance says 3 is still coming out on Friday.
Thank you @joeyBADASS and @AndersonPaak for filling in for me and supporting a great cause. GREAT Men. I got pneumonia but #Chance3 still.
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) May 10, 2016