CHICAGO — Chance the Rapper was hospitalized and forced to back out of a benefit concert in New York City Monday, Billboard has reported.
The benefit was planned to support the anti-poverty Robin Hood Foundation, according to Billboard. Other rappers stepped up to fill the vacancy.
ANNOUNCEMENT: @AndersonPaak, @MarkRonson & @joeyBADASS will be performing for #NYC4NYC @Terminal5NYC tonight in place of @chancetherapper
— Robin Hood (@RobinHoodNYC) May 9, 2016
The Chatham-based rapper tweeted late Monday night that he was suffering a bout of pneumonia.
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
Chance's newest album, Chance 3, is scheduled to drop Friday.
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