Chaka Khan Tells Her Life Story (Full Interview)
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In this VladTV Flashback from 2020, music icon Chaka Khan sat down with Luenell to tell her life story. Chaka Khan went through her early days growing up, becoming politically active, and getting married at the age of 17 to sign a record contract. She recounted joining the Chicago funk band Rufus, which served as a launching pad for her music career, and how that eventually led to her solo career. Chaka also discussed recording classics such as "Through the Wire" and what her gripe with Kanye was over sampling the track.
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Vlad get Lunell to interview Stephanie Mills. That would be a 🔥🔥 interview
@storiking650
2 жыл бұрын
🙌🏾💯YES MA'AM💯🙌🏾‼️
@thekaerichtexas
2 жыл бұрын
Stephanie does her interviews with Charlemagne....I'd highly doubt she'd could on the vlad show
@gc4479
2 жыл бұрын
Diana Ross, and Patti Labelle!
@tamikadavison
2 жыл бұрын
That would be great
@charjcrochet
2 жыл бұрын
@@thekaerichtexas true given her stance on how she feels about others with our media and music
We need a Chaka biopic
@lolabunny1157
2 жыл бұрын
Right
@spank2424
2 жыл бұрын
Who do you think could play her?...just asking
@dwightlove3704
2 жыл бұрын
@@spank2424 Good question fun fact she used to attend Black Panther meeting and carry a gun for protection in her teens.
@sweetpidi
2 жыл бұрын
@@spank2424 great question I'm not sure
@spank2424
2 жыл бұрын
@@sweetpidi I know that is a hard one that’s just like saying who can duplicate or mimic Beyoncé.
Love me some Chaka ever since I was about 15 and that was in the 70's!! Love You Long Time Chaka!!
@zandraj1570
2 жыл бұрын
Thats exactly when I discovered her (and Rufus) also. The R&B of that era brings back vivid memories whenever I hear it today.
She just ain’t aging. Love her music
@lindahines9380
2 жыл бұрын
every one ages but she's keeping it together
@jeanine945
2 жыл бұрын
She’s so fabulous. Almost 70 looking like that ❤️❤️❤️🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
@lolabunny1157
2 жыл бұрын
Right she’s beautiful I hope to look as good as her once I get up there
Oh my goodness, The Legend, The Diva, The Beauty. Love love her voice, songs, and her presence. Glad for this powerhouse interview.
I could have missed something, but this has to be the best interview I have seen Chaka do - she and Luenell mesh perfectly! It takes a lot of mutual respect with the interviewer and interviewee to pull this off. So natural together, like being at home chillin out. Profoundly real!!!
@gigiarmany4332
Жыл бұрын
Yes.. absolutely 🔥💥❤️🖤
@user-bm5un3zb1v
11 ай бұрын
Absolutely 💯 ❤
@agorham4674
6 ай бұрын
you are correct!
This woman is so iconic! She was so revolutionary musically and visually. She changed the game…. One of the most successful female singers of all time.
@raynellfinn4078
2 жыл бұрын
I ❤️ her & ALL her music ALL these yrs 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾
This is the most relaxed I've seen Chaka, and she's a riot...and good soul, ha ha my type of woman..
Does anyone ever speak on Chaka's smile?! The sun comes out when she smiles!! "I love you all my lifetime. Lost to you eternally"!
Everlasting love is my fav song by Chaka ❤️
@marvinbennett8384
2 жыл бұрын
Hard for me to pick one but it's up there
@storiking650
2 жыл бұрын
🎯💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯‼️
@Desperado23
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah that one has very special place indeed... obviously you have class and great taste in music 😎
@jfinner86
2 жыл бұрын
Yes.... Epic
I had a mad crush on Chaka Khan when I was a kid back in the 70’s. When my dad would play the albums I’d listen by the speaker and hold the album cover. And just stare at her. She’s still amazingly beautiful! Her eyes have magic in them.
She finally looks 50! Ages like wine😎🙏🏾 Love her💞💞
@lindahines9380
2 жыл бұрын
she just turned 68
@christhomas5761
2 жыл бұрын
@@lindahines9380 , 68 and looks 50
@NpgSymboL
2 жыл бұрын
I know y’all tryna be nice and Chaka defied aging for a long time but she looks a lot older than 50 here.
Luenell does great interviews I love her 😍 I've seen this twice get her to do more interviews Vlad. Chaka Khan looks beautiful and love how honest and open she is.
It’s amazing that her parents were artists Chaka is the epitome of a great artist just infectious music
Chaka Khan is still fine as vintage wine!
I can’t stress enough I’m so thankful Lunell interviewed Ms Chaka Vlad could not have gotten all of this out of Chaka beautiful interview simply beautiful Kudos Lunell and Ms Chaka you can’t get any beautiful I love and have so much respect for you
What a LEGENDARY Interview..Luenell is an amazing Interviewer, NEVER have I seen Chaka Khan so relaxed & open..BEST INTERVIEW EVER of this LEGENDARY Lady👏🏾💥🎉🔥🖤🖤❤️ greetings from Germany 🇩🇪🖤
If I close my eyes and just listen, I'd swear Chaka Khan was my mother, my sister, just about any woman in my family.
So glad to have been blessed early on in my life with her work, thank you Mom.
An icon of rythym and soul as well as funk.
Chaka can sanggg'uh duh hell outta some jazz!! Wow!!
@aishawells1782
2 жыл бұрын
Miles Blowing is one of my favorite jazz songs by her!
"I had alot of boyfriends" "O'yeah, I was very Catholic" 😂 She is a Legend!
Chaka's swagg tho!!
Lunell should be the new host of Vlad Tv please I love listening to her voice and she not acting like she knows everything or cramming her opinion down our throats Lunnell is the TRUTH
Chaka Khan one of the greatest of all time this lady is a legend for real
A true legend
@terecabraz6430
2 жыл бұрын
Agrre
I loved this interview. I'm from Chicago. Her age group. She still has that Chicago accent. Sounds like my cousin Tina. Love you always ❤
I've ALWAYS thought chaka was fine and still is, this lady is 67 years old and looks damn good baby, I can't believe she has body dysmorphic disorder. She freaking gorgoues
True legend, I feel for you.
Chaka Khan saved my life. I fall in love with my people every time I hear her sing a few notes. Love yourself more Chaka, you deserve it! ❤ Respect is insufficient for you. Love yourself. You are enough.
I love me some Chaka Khan❤❤❤❤🙌 QUEEN LEGEND ICON🙌❤🙏
Love her personality 💕
Chaka's songwriting is literature to me. Her box set could be all songs she wrote or co-wrote. It would play through really great and would be inspirational to new generations of female singers and writers.
Fantastic conversation! Chaka vs Miles Davis’s horn would be the only appropriate versus. There’s no equal or comparison to her talent!
@warrenbradley7950
Жыл бұрын
She did work with Miles Davis on the album C.K. That we recorded at the Sandbox in Connecticut Entitled "Sticky Wicket ". Kit 😉👍✌️
I wish the part about Ike Turner was brought back up again. He wanted her to be an Ikette allegedly.
@novakafele4031
2 жыл бұрын
Chaka would’ve beat his ass!
I ain’t doing no song with no heifer!😂😂 A legend in deed! The queen! I love me some Chaka Khan.😁🥰🥰🥰
Chaka Khan and Tina Turner remind me of each other. Different voices.
@tamikadavison
2 жыл бұрын
Both my favs
@kokobean240
2 жыл бұрын
Chaka looks like she could be Nikki Minaj Momma
There is NOBODY like Chaka Khan Nobody and she can do all genre's of music one of my favorites "Smoking Room" and her duet with George Benson...."We got the love" and of course "Tell me something good" and the "Earth Song"....so many more....love to see a movie about her BUT she would have to sing her own vocals, no one can touch her sound.
Got nervous for a min seeing a flashback
@escolol
2 жыл бұрын
yeah Glad is bogus
@Awillii
2 жыл бұрын
Based on her Verzuz with Stephanie Mills
Wonderful interview, I love this iconic, spiritual soul. Chaka Khan will live in our hearts. Let’s continue to remember our legends spiritually and May they be protected. My prayer is a prayer of protection over their mind, body and soul.
What Chaka said about body image is a very serious and common thing amongst women! Tami Roman just came out telling her struggles.
It's ridiculous how fine she is.. 😍
What can I say other than Chaka I love you, your music and you're realness! One more thing you still possess the physical Beauty that I've always loved. Thank God for letting me live in an era of time that you're also in.
I love this interview! Both ladies had great chemistry! Both were open and real! I want to know how I can get Chaka’s song, Free Yourself!! The lady put it up, down & all around with that track!!! ❤️
Great interview. Love Chaka, always have. I love this interviewer. Great questions and funny as all get out.
I remember a kid in the 80s listening to what you going to do for me and Chaka Khan let me rock it with you man I tell you Chaka Khan has a very blessed woman I don't really care for VladTV too much but it is what it is I'm sure she got a hefty check to come on his show much love here in Michigan to Chaka Khan in her family such a beautiful woman beautiful singing
Anytime I see random Vlad flashbacks. I Google their names. Because I know something must've of happened with them.
Wonderful interview really enjoyed it. 😊
Man, Lunell ruined this interview. Everytime Chaka started talking about something interesting Lunell changed the damn subject. I love this woman Chaka Khan. Nobody 50 & under can hang with Chaka on the mic. All of the women who could battle her are dead.
@michmex220
2 жыл бұрын
Yes !! I thought the same thing , I was getting anxiety’s I wanted to hear what Chaka was going to say, and then luenell would start on the next question interrupting chaka!
@eggshell99
9 ай бұрын
Yes I just came upon this video and that was so annoying! She doesn’t know how to interview that well.
I love Chaka ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I wish chaka was my relative. She seem so nice.
Chaka Khan still looking so beautiful like sweet 16
Chaka Khan ALL day Every-day. Much ❤!
Hey Nell. Great Interview. Hey My Sista Friend Chaka K. ;) God Bless Seeing You Again! Out There On Recent Interviews Blessed, Healthy & Happy Chaka. Years Ago, We "First" Met @ A Store In Beautiful Cali (LA) "My 2nd Home" New York Is HOME Base. I Handed You My "Handkerchief," Remember? You Said..I'll Be Good For You. We Shared The Same Pastor. I Visit You Up The Mountain, You Water Hosed My Smoking Car Engine. Man!! I Was Soooo EMBARRASSED!! Lol! You Gave My Lil'l Son (At The Time) A Bag Of Chips. I "Waited" Years!! To Be Honored In Your Presence. And "Still" Waiting 21 Yrs Later For That Visit You Promised. Lol! Oh Well..You Are Definitely "Worth The Wait". Carry On My Queen. God Bless You & Your Love Ones. Always, Lady T*
She still loke the same loking werry good 😍
Love & Respect Chaka even more (if that was possible) after watching this. 1969 & 70's Great times on Rush St., Mothers & Beavers!
Best interview I ever seen with a Star. Wow! Great questions and conversation. Thanks !
Your the very best in soul music your music will live on for ever Blessings every time. What lady xx❤
Love you Chaka.❤ 😘
Hands down the best interview she has ever done
Good times the 70's. Her smile!
Her smile is beautiful as she👑🔥🔥👏👏🏆🏆❤️🙏🏾I always loved me CHAKA.😇what a beautiful interview
Great interview! It was like listening to two sisters reminiscing ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Chaka is cracking me up 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kinda disappointed they didn’t mention Ray Charles. That was a legendary collaboration too.
Great interview. Proud to see my fellow school mate hanging in there. Looking good for 68 yrs old. One day Yvette will acknowledge her old school mates.
@bkhan9090
2 жыл бұрын
How was Chaka in high school. There are so many different stories about her upbrining.
Chicago’s very own ❤️
She a baddie i aint goin lie
@357CLOUDY
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah... Love it, my generation.
Loved this
I love this woman Chaka Khan. She stays in her Lane she's know what she's called to do and she's fulfilling it well. She's been through the fire and she didn't let it break her, in fact it helped her to be the woman that she is. Love you Chaka
Luenell and Chaka?! ❤️❤️❤️
This interview would have been great! If luenell would have let Chaka finish saying what she had started to say ! Every time Chaka would want to get into something there would go luenell interrupting her and changing it to another subject! I hate when the interviewer does that shit ! Why do they do that !
She’s at least top 5 greatest female singer of all time. Crazy how low they had her on that rolling stone list
Ms. Chaka! That smile is everything!😊❤
this was an amazing interview
Chaka Khan “The Queen of Funk” and one of the best singers of all time and my personal favorite! Love Her!💜❤️
Love this lady. i cant wait to watch this!
Wait this can't be the "full" interview! I didn't hear the part when they discussed Aretha wanting Halle Berry to play her in a movie and Chaka says "Aretha always was delusional" 🤣🤣😂😂😭😭 That shade was the best part of the interview
Chaka I'm happily married 45 years but have to admit I've always LOVED you. You took me to HOLLYWOOD🙂
Luenell, is on point with the questions/style of bringing out the conversation, and Chaka being Chaka, absolutely beautiful interview....
I would describe Your voice as guiding light of inspiration. You are all the archetypes Chaka Khan. So much love respect & gratitude to you.
Is the re-upload due to the verzuz that Chaka Khan had?
Chaka will always be beautiful to me this was my Beyoncé in my day!
@novakafele4031
2 жыл бұрын
She on Beyoncé still. 🧘🏾♀️
@spank2424
2 жыл бұрын
@@novakafele4031 I don’t get what ur saying?
Love how genuine chaka is that's the aries in her we say what we feel God bless you queen.
We need a Chaka Biopic with all the drugs and Lunell better be in it as well with a key role
@devaughny
2 жыл бұрын
Two junkies and alcoholics
Chaka Khan, the best! Love her! I'm glad she got her star... waiting for Teena Marie's star ❤
Hello Chaka You're Are ❤️❤️❤️. I loved the Interview. Hope to meet you.Own your Planet girl!! God has it For Your Space Amen.
Hey Yvette. I grew up in Hyde Park, too! You went to Kenwood with my brother and befriended the neighborhood Poet, Gavin Christopher. Then like a shooting star - Chaka Khan! Woo 🎉We love you❤
Loved her version of GOLD FINGER. she killed it.
She is great!! And is living her best life!!
I love that she made it a point to say Ariana Grande was not at the studio when she went to record her parts for the song they did together and that she didn't like that. Straight blunt and to the point which is just the way I am.
Well this was a nice surprise, love Shaka
They would do good on a lil reality show. Chaka and Luenell 😆
Lovvvveeeee this woman.
Chaka if you would just sing "Little Boy Blue" for me..💙
@barbiefunkyfaceb
2 жыл бұрын
Great song choice, one of my favorites to listen too vocally.💙 MATTERS PEOPLE PEACE&LOVE
My first favorite female entertainer ❤🥰💥Whatcha Gonna Do For Me~ My Joint💃
I love Chaka Khan. Her singing voice is wonderful and soulful. Especially when she sings in a low voice.
Love her!!!!!
46:00 love how she talks about Robert Palmer then mentions her favorite Luther song!!
1 of my first crushes. Listening to your songs bring back good memories.