Chaka Khan on Prince, Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston | WWHL

During the gamelet Khan You Tell Me?, singer Chaka Khan is asked by Andy Cohen to dish about her relationships with late singers Prince, Whitney Houston, and Aretha Franklin.
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[@darreylhenderson8979]

"A song is a free-agent, if you can rock the song, rock it!.... if you can't, YOU NEED TO LEAVE IT ALONE!" YASSS. Chaka just keeps it real.

[@chasep1310]

Real enough to ensure she makes money after saying something is free

[@darreylhenderson702]

@@chasep1310NO, "Free Agent" is a sports term In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is allowed to solicit offers from other teams. So Chaka is saying that songs can be sing by multiple people. She wasn't talking about money....

[@dutertepojee2736]

100% realness

[@wwenewyork7570]

Her , Aretha , and Whitney keep it real 24/7🗣🗣

[@kylesummers2462]

She is from Chicago. We will keep it all the way real.

[@TheDondon14]

Chaka looks like she's in her 40s.... Such a legendary woman

[@bruhbruh112]

and you look FINE!

[@darionwilson3666]

Bruh Bruh Yea he cute lol

[@bruhbruh112]

@@darionwilson3666 hold up Darion I see those lips 😂😂😅. You might take his spot .

[@darionwilson3666]

Bruh Bruh Lmao yooooo 😂

[@bruhbruh112]

@@darionwilson3666 what's yo ig

[@IllumiNatetheOracle]

Andy so raggeity asking about Chaka's coin. Stop talking to legends the same way you talk to reality stars!

[@NiaMSnow]

Andy is very classless.. so I'm not shocked. He reminds me of Perez Hilton

[@Cmc995]

Exactly, this new era is so dumb

[@RollOpeo1]

She had literally no problem talkin about it

[@IllumiNatetheOracle]

@@RollOpeo1 Why is it our concern what Chaka makes in royalties? Rather she answered or not, it was a useless question.

[@chandlerrose321]

Period

[@joshyyjosh]

Now y’all know y’all didn’t have to use that picture of Aretha...

[@aaronwilliamsvocalgold6416]

The shade of it all....Shame on Andy!

[@MrMd217]

Andy shady as hell! Lmao

[@magicblack2709]

Well a mature Person wouldn't be worried about her physical appearance in the first Place. Fyi that was her final Picture in concert and the money from it was donated to Organizations to benefit People living with HIV.

[@michellexlawless]

Fire that gay

[@joshyyjosh]

mAGIC BLAck All this is true but it doesn’t negate the fact that there are thousands of pictures of her that would’ve been better suited when referencing her legacy; just like the ones they dug up for prince and Whitney...

[@robertmauli1293]

She does not get enough credit for how talented she is and also how young she looks. She is beauty and talent refined.

[@arrjee9474]

WHAT??!! PULEEZ!! Everyone knows Chaka is the shonuff shonuff shit!! What is it these days with everyone comp!aiming about peop!e not getting the credit??! Chaka is honored by many people publicly and privately, by fans and peers. What more would need to happen for peop!e to think she got "enough credit" ? 1 second ago

[@robertmauli1293]

@Living Well With TJ easy , easy cause I want to.

[@robertmauli1293]

@Living Well With TJ Thank you so much for insulting me.

[@robertmauli1293]

@Living Well With TJ I did not but all the same I appreciate your insults at me.

[@MrTiggerr84]

That is so true because the new school producers and writers are very jealous of the old school just like with Madonna the ageism bullshit continues

[@Amarilombardi]

Anyone remember when someone said Chaka Khan looked like Nicki Minaj, but Chaka Khan said "No Nicki Minaj looks like her."😂🤣🤣

[@HydroFlame20]

Lol lol yesss And it's damn true . How can you be brought into this world before An elder and they look like you smh 😏😏😒😒

[@sdseals2076]

I was thinking of Niki, too.

[@Gwenesis]

Well, that's true, Chaka's old enough to be Niki's mother. Chaka Khan didn't deny it though.

[@secreteobsession3584]

You mean nicki looks like her let's get that right

[@cushe83]

Chaka looks more like Nicki then her actual mother

[@manthony225]

So sad that Aretha, Prince and Whitney are gone. The incredible musical contributions they gave to the world!

[@kevlow9494]

Their legacy has cemented on this earth forever.

[@stephentatum8958]

Andy’s team is incredibly shady. To use that picture of Aretha? Really? GTFO.

[@kareemclyne5803]

Stephen Tatum 😭😭😭😭

[@tadd8210]

Hello! I was like my goodness...what is going on here....

[@Ianisatool]

@@tadd8210 Lol

[@malexander2147]

If aretha was comfortable being on stage to perform like that why would you be upset over a picture??

[@JimmieJamOfTheDay]

@@malexander2147 I agree. That's how Aretha looked. Whether Aretha liked the photo would be a different story though.

[@aaronwilliamsvocalgold6416]

Andy and Bravo are shady as hell for using that picture of Aretha.... Andy tried it. Just like he thought he was slick for outing Luther in a conversation with Patti Labelle and she confirmed it. We already knew, but it is the principle. Show respect for our deceased legends.

[@ec8405]

Do you have a link? Never saw that

[@seanpowell1661]

Exactly!

[@lisaaugustin5400]

That's right our deceased legend she is not his deceased legend !!!

[@Gwenesis]

Luther kept his business his business and continued making great music. That's classy. Something Andy is not.

[@Gwenesis]

@Cm RA Ikr, I was there for Chaka Khan. Otherwise, I can do without Andy.

[@playkma]

A little fun fact about the original “I’m Every Women”: Whitney Houston’s mother, Cissy Houston, sang background vocals on the recording.

[@rarabarak825]

Whitney sang background on it too. She was fifteen at the time it was recorded.

[@playkma]

rarabarak yes you’re right. I do remember hearing that fact.

[@1miyanishi]

@@rarabarak825 and apparently allowed to receieve credit or never credited after adding her voice in the final mix right?

[@ronaldw548]

Chaka recorded "I'm every woman" in 1978. Cissy sang background on it, not Whitney. Chaka s "Clouds" and "Our loves in danger" are the songs Whitney sang background.

[@1miyanishi]

@@ronaldw548 along with Luther.. a power house trio. But there is no PRINTED record of Whitney singing bv's on I'm Every Woman which I am curious about and would love to know why. Was it because she was not a union member and not getting paid as such. In her forward to Narada's book, Chaka states that mumma Cissy was her number one b/ground singer and told her one day 'I have a daughter who can sing'. Chaka said..'bring her in' and at that session she was quite blown away by Whitney saying ' a star is born'. It is quite poss (hypothetically) that this happened at the end of the I'm Every Woman sessions and was quickly allowed to add her vox (uncredited ?)to the mix and that lead to her talent being formally recognised by participating on the Ashford & Simpson compositions on the Naughty album where I feel you can really hear her even with a couple of others in the mix. I always enjoy hearing Nippy on BVs (eg on BeBe & CeCe's albums) , the Neville Bros et al

[@AndySaenz]

God, I hate this interview! He keeps interrupting her and talking over her! LET THE WOMAN TALK, ANDY COHEN. 😡

[@Kodak718]

Ditto!!!

[@gregorythomas4470]

The Official Andy Saenz Double ditto

[@TemujinScott80]

He’s almost screaming ..

[@sizzurpr7608]

High on coke & obnoxious personality can make you do that

[@PettyLaBitch]

@@sizzurpr7608 I was gonna say...Kathy Griffin was on the dollar

[@LaNuevaVoz001]

Alright Chaka you look like you are in your early 40's!!!

[@NiaMSnow]

How old is she?

[@borisfabian8017]

66/70??? Born in early 50’s

[@divaah4406]

@@NiaMSnow Chaka was born on March 23, 1953. She is 66.

[@momi5866]

Chi-City's own! Love Chaka Khan, and she does look great!

[@thankthelord4536]

She was born in 1951

[@Scandalous_behavior]

Chaka and Nicki Minaj favor a lot in the face... Both beautiful!

[@SB-ll8ow]

Yes, I looked for this comment!

[@katb2440]

And their demeanor

[@JohnDoe-nk2dx]

They family

[@thatbemefool]

James Brock - WHHHHHHHHHHY do people always say someone looks like someone else. I really want to know.

[@shaepowell2675]

John Doe Are they really related ?

[@ItsQueenSamar]

1:20 “A song is a free agent if you can rock the song, rock it! if you can’t you need to leave it alone!” 💜💜💜 I live and breathe for CHAKA 💥

[@Beejou77]

Chaka's HAIR IS EVERYTHING ICON👑👑👑💝

[@greatgownsbeautifulgowns7160]

I hate seeing pics of Aretha in her last days. But she sang up until she couldn’t.

[@ricardolima9411]

OMG she's friends with Joni Mitchell and she's gonna release a cover album of Joni with her involvement!? How come this isn't making global headlines? This is relevant as relevant can be.

[@mariestandish4746]

I hope she does a cover of , " Both Sides Now". It's one of my favs!!

[@Downfall1990]

She's been talking about this cover album since 2013, it may never happen

[@ricardolima9411]

@@Downfall1990 Something of that magnitude has to be done right. I'm glad they are taking their time.

[@darrylmilling2747]

She been with Joni Mitchell since the. 70s FYI they live on the same street and are very close

[@ezwriter5589]

Both Joni Mitchell and Chaka Khan think of themselves as jazz musicians who dabbled in pop. It's probably not how most of the public sees them, but it is the essence of who they are as artists. Both have worked with some of the biggest legends in jazz, and in fact Chaka sang background vocals on Joni's experimental 70's album "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter", so not only are they kindred spirits artistically, they go way back with each other personally. I would love to hear what a Chaka Khan album of Joni Mitchell songs would sound like.

[@desmondmilesss6121]

Chaka Khan so BEAUTIFUL and YOUTHFUL

[@BB-lx7wm]

Breaks my heart all over again when she said Prince was lonely 💔 Was there anything any of us could have done? Just chokes me up 😢💜

[@1ddedde]

Y’all use a pic of Aretha when her illness started to become visible!? Very wrong!

[@MagnusMG1]

Why is it wrong? It's picture of Aretha performing. Clearly she didn't have a problem going public with her appearance at the time so why is wrong now to show that picture? Y'all making a fuss about nothing.

[@1ddedde]

MagnusMG1 bc outta 50+ yrs of career and millions of glamour shots of her - it just seems this would be last that’s all!

[@angeljohnson6665]

Devinn Edwards exactly

[@lisaaugustin5400]

Maybe Aretha should have stayed at home when her sickness became visible, Aretha didn't mind showing what she wanted to show. Look at the color of the host you should not be surprised !!!! Aretha is not his, she is ours !!!

[@PhoenixMinistry]

I love how she spoke of Joni! That was so sweet and unexpected. They are not a pair I would consider to hit it off as friends since they are so different musically and culturally. She really praised Joni’s music and voice, and when you are a powerhouse like Chaka, that is really saying something! So cool!

[@TyjaluvsChaka]

PHOENIX MINISTRY Chaka is a very big Joni fan!!! Chaka’s influences are vast and disparate!!!

[@Gwenesis]

She praised her voice so highly that it reminded me of the white mediocrity black excellence trope, ijs.

[@PhoenixMinistry]

@@Gwenesis Gross. You need to heal from your racist perspective. Why make this about skin color? You are the reason racism still exists today.

[@Gwenesis]

@@PhoenixMinistry gurrlll stop! I am not the reason racism still exist. I said what I said and meant what I said. Miss me with that!

[@sistasoler77]

Chaka did a cover of one of Joni's song 'Ladies Man'. A great cover version.

[@bambam-sh6pt]

Damn Chaka Khan still looks the same. She is doing something right in this life she is truly Blessed!

[@Traytay0612]

She looks like a older (yet still beautiful) Nicki Minaj in the face.

[@NiaMSnow]

No she does not

[@roxannesmith9380]

I totally agree!

[@spicyhot2552]

Nicki looks like she could be Chaka's daughter..

[@mystapaul]

I always thought Nikki look like Chaka when she was young

[@letstalk8219]

oh my goodness! yep

[@iamgabrielhutchinson]

Why would they use That picture of Aretha?! 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@JWolfe-xt5nr]

Gabriel Hutchinson LMAO

[@donniehagy970]

Prince referred to Chaka Kahn as "the mother of all voices."

[@AMindWithNoCeiling]

The Voice of Life” as Prince referred to her.

[@tyjahkhan7708]

Chaka is the “Voice Of Life”!!!

[@MG-jq4bp]

Chaka sounds like she hit the sauce a bit before the interview.....

[@blup1sx991]

I glad I wasn't the only one thinking that! lol

[@pamelahargrove1918]

Lol

[@The1KingKG]

Hit the sauce!!! 😂😂😂

[@dashriffraff]

She hit something!

[@Downfall1990]

She's an addict. It's sad, she claims to be sober but she's obviously not

[@aaronwilliamsvocalgold6416]

Chaka looks incredibly stunning ❤

[@MrBg76]

Chaka has been talking like that for year people !!!! That doesn't mean she's high !!!

[@chair1002]

No she might be a lil high she has a drug habit history but I like her

[@darrylmilling2747]

@@chair1002 Yes Chaka put the P in Party but those days are long behind her and she always been open about her past.

[@royalblu6412]

Thank you! These are young people talking crazy!

[@cocolyndon4604]

That's cause she was high for years. Do your research.

[@steve-hm1wn]

@@cocolyndon4604I've seen plenty of interviews where Chaka speaks clearly and coherently especially the ones after Whitney's death. I'm a big fan, but I agree with others she appears high in this interview. If being high is her normal, than so be it.

[@brajonomari]

2:30 had me rolling LOL..she like girl you flying people out from Ireland we need to be working on this album LOLOLOL

[@gloriahufnagel5556]

SEEN HER LAST NIGHT! SHE WAS AWESOME &HAS AN A-MAAAAAZING VOICE

[@sheisawarenow3753]

Gloria Hufnagel , Wow!! Really!? Where? Is she touring? Would love to see her.

[@gloriahufnagel5556]

Seen her at NYCB in Long Island. Not sure but I know she’s touring with Micheal McDonald

[@sheisawarenow3753]

Thank you Gloria. I’m seriously looking into this😊👍🏽

[@MariaAntoinetteF]

This woman literally saved my life. I lived for her songs growing up. Sang Stay in a talent show.

[@NkiiA]

Chaka looks good for her age.. So beautiful

[@spicyhot2552]

N!kii A. Yes she does..

[@mirellalastar]

Yeah, very beautiful

[@belladonna5904]

Chaka looks beautiful irregardless of age. She was born beautiful and hasn't changed, let's be honest.

[@sunnymarie2060]

Chaka was too much fun to listen to!! CAN U IMAGINE THE STORIES🤗🤗🤗👀👀👀

[@WomanofGod-jc4cj]

WHAT THE HELL!!!! I KNOW Y'ALL COULD'VE FOUND A MUCH BETTER PICTURE OF ARETHA FRANKLIN.

[@TanyaP822]

Living Legend..Smokin Room one if my favorite songs 🤗👀

[@fullmoonwhite1]

I have never heard her speak and so it's hard for me to wrap my head around around her cute sounding voice especially since the volume of her voice can blow out your speakers and ya mind too! 😎 I'm all for nominating her the Princess of soul and I'm going to her Facebook page and get this movement started because we don't have a Princess.... Yet! 😎

[@belladonna5904]

Queen of soul

[@belladonna5904]

Don't forget Dionne Warwick

[@michaelortt9514]

Joni Mitchell cover album from Chaka, can't wait

[@shenyaet3350]

Rest In Peace to the purple one Prince. 💜💜💜

[@rotten5911]

a true legend!!

[@dedegray9199]

I love Chaka Khan! You have always rock the house. But to my generation you will always be the voice that told us we can do anything and we can go any place. Thank you to Chaka Khan and LeVar Burton for telling us to a look in a book.

[@LTilli313]

Chaka looks good also i just realized Niki Minaj looks like her!!

[@mohdshow]

I got goosebumps when she started talking about Joan Mitchell 💙 I love them both

[@Fiero425]

OMG, an ex I knew loved Joni back in college; 1977 NIU! ;-)

[@aziznsangou6890]

...if u can rock the song, rock it; but if u can’t leave it alone... 😂

[@angeljohnson6665]

Aziz Nsangou yes lord

[@vangoghmatisse1]

CHAKA IS A LEGEND!

[@bg9217]

Who knew Chaka is so funny I could watch her all day. 🤩🥰

[@kanakapono]

Chaka Khan is a Goddess! Lowkey and Fierce. Deep Soul. She has give Many Blessings to Many People with her gifts.

[@tanyatucker9583]

This woman is just not aging, she is so beautiful.

[@SkeeterNYC]

Looking forward to Chaka's album of Joni Mitchell songs.

[@Honeycomblife]

Chaka Khan looks gorgeous!

[@cha4onda]

She looks amazing

[@gigiatkins5923]

I. LOVE. CHAKA. Always thought she was under appreciated in the music industry

[@xiomanaxoxoxo3212]

Chaka is one of the greatest voices of our time, besaide Aretha, I also love fantasia, these women I have heard in person and you just stay frozen in your chair, they sound if even possible 100 ties better in person their voices are OTHERWORLDLY... love CHAKAs honestly.

[@WomanofGod-jc4cj]

Chaka you're are looking absolutely beautiful. Looking very HAPPY.

[@mr.6564]

The Queen of Funk!!!

[@josephharden5592]

Chaka Khan is that cool bohemian soulful auntie :-) she knows everybody and it's highly respect and well-traveled 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@theresadavis808]

Chaka is one pretty lady👰🥂

[@ciel222]

GREAT VIDEO

[@AndieWalsh333]

Okay I might be in love with Chaka Khan

[@pugsandcoffeeplease]

"I'M NOT OUT HERE TRYN'A MAKE NEW FRIENDS!" *Chaka Khan* :-)

[@ClaudiaGarcia-wf8mj]

Can we have more Chaka? She’s spilling all the tea!! 😭😭😭

[@frances1734]

love her voice, my favorite artist

[@cream7947]

WOW! So Cool! Chaka Kahn! Her, Grace, & Diana are Living Legends Game Proper!

[@loviemoon4788]

I love this woman!!! Andy is soooooooooo lucky to have her on set!!!

[@A22DNAL]

How have I lived without this level of realness until now...!

[@cathleenmarie4338]

Loveliness 💜

[@garycambridge5513]

Prince lonely ? I would love to have been friends with him 😫

[@Scorchy666]

Unless you were a pharmacy technician or able to write him prescriptions that wasn't going to happen.

[@sizzurpr7608]

Prince wouldn't want u though

[@polotrey]

No matter what.. Chaka is gonna be Chi Town for life

[@blqcreativeb9461]

Chaka looks Amazing and very natural..

[@roxannesmith2308]

A legend in the house glad to see her looking great.

[@nikkibass2280]

Love Chaka! Down to earth sista❤️❤️❤️🎶💋🎶❤️❤️❤️

[@mcmac9565]

Love Adam giggling at Chaka’s commentaries lol

[@karenbaker3186]

Great commentary I Love Her Iconic ❤️ Love Her Voice.

[@smudge82_]

Chaka is my spirit animal. Through the fire baby!!!

[@queendomgaming]

Is it me, or does Nicki Minaj look like Chaka in like 30 yrs??? 😂😂😂 I know we all got doppelgangers but damn

[@michaelfrancis0219]

I cannot wait for Chaka Khan and Ariana Grande's collaboration in November!!!!

[@kelsey7675]

What an incredible show! I love Chaka. So beautiful and legendary!

[@4284antonio]

I bet she did make coin of off Mary J Blige Sweet Thing! It’s my fav Chaka Khan cover!!

[@melwebb64]

CHAKA the QUEEN! ❤️❤️❤️🙏

[@omarchandler4983]

I LOVE Chaka. She will always be 🎵EVERY WOMAN🎵

[@annaj5095]

I feel Ms Retha, I dont make new friends either. Same ones for 32 years. Lol

[@missmyasia]

I love her so much

[@celestenicole3861]

I love Chaka she is just so... gorgeous . I’ve seen her in concert and I must say she’s the real deal . I try to follow all she does .i love all her songs . I met her years ago at the colony music store in Manhattan she was gonna do the a show the next day and she stop to tell me about it . It was in like 88 and I was a young girl and she made my day talking to me she was and still is something special in my eyes .

[@nickfreshalive]

"come to my house" came out in the 90s, Andy. CK is the album you're talking about.

[@rodd7410]

True but Prince assisted on both CDs

[@nickfreshalive]

Rod D you’re right, but that was still a wrong factoid. They are in media, they need to get It right.

[@rodd7410]

@@nickfreshalive LOL agreed. But I notice these days nobody has their facts right before interviews. And Chaka was so over it, she didn't bother to correct Andy.

[@nickfreshalive]

Rod D loll well if it’s above Chaka now, I guess it’s above me. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@briancalder6564]

Around 1998

[@marmary5555]

Chaka is the QUEEN OF FUNK

[@voiceoversbystefmarie6750]

I absolutely love myself some Chaka Khan💕👑💕

[@betsyp500]

Chaka Kahn I love her forevermore.

[@brandonmills9577]

So fucked up to use that picture of Aretha!!!!

[@johnclay661]

J. C. - There are PLENTY of pictures and videos of Aretha looking stunning, (from her Columbia Record Days to the 70's, like her La Diva Album cover/live performances, or "It Only Happens"Live, or her pics from her debut album on Arista Records, or when she was on The Phil Donahue Show, etc!) and to think you have my same initials...smh😠

[@juniorsolorio8269]

Nicki Minaj looks good here🙌🏻

[@3BuckHead]

😂😂😂

[@oliverv291]

They do look like each other

[@kutamentu]

I've always said Nicki favours Chaka alot. She just better pray she STILL looks as good when she reaches Chaka's age!!

[@spicyhot2552]

Yes Nicki does resemble Chaka.

[@nickjunior88]

Bratatatatat!!! lol

[@joaniec6178]

On Prince - "You first collaborated with him in 1984". No, she covered one of his songs in 1984. He was not involved with playing or producing on her version of "I Feel For You". They collaborated later. Basic facts.

[@willate223]

Love the questions in this interview!

[@megaboss8261]

Legend

[@APR944]

ICON.XX

[@ninosimone]

Chaka is GORGEOUS😍😍😍

[@TheSpookyDuke]

Chaka is up there in the premiere league with the greats. I know, I'm from the 80s, man.

[@JeffmChicago]

Chaka! That can't be all of it? I want more KHAN!

[@earlrodgers3227]

I love CHAKA KHAN!

[@dubstar2922]

Chaka looks amazing! Wow!

[@BryantOden]

I love Chaka! But I definitely think she did a line of cocaine or was sipping on liquor before this interview started...She was turnt! lol

[@marymosely8937]

I think so to i went to see her years ago she was on stage hi thank God she overcome i love her she look good we all have done crazy things under pressure bur when we aee smart enought get help that the real deal.

[@marymosely8937]

I think she use to drink smoke get hi.

[@darrylmilling2747]

Not the case Chaka Khan a valley girl the drug days are long behind yet the public love's to bring it up.

[@roberth5708]

You do not know Chaka she was not high and THAT SHIT OLD OK!! SHE HAVE MOVED ON FROM THAT!! WHY DON'T YOU!!

[@aurieldice5039]

“You can hear her journey in her voice.”