Chaka Khan Disses Adele And Mariah Carey When Addressing Rolling Stone’s 200 Best Singers List

When speaking on Los Angeles Magazine’s “The Originals” podcast, the 69-year-old first claimed that she did not know about the list at all till host Andrew Goldman congratulated her during the interview. “I didn’t even know what the hell you were talking about, so obviously this don’t mean a great deal to me,” she stated. “These pepole don’t quantify or validate me in any way.”

Chaka agreed that Aretha Franklin led the list, saying, “As she f**king should be.” She also accredited of Joan Baez getting placed at No. 189, noting, “[L]et’s be honest, the b***h cannot sing. Now she was a good writer.”

However, upon learning that Mariah Carey landed at No. 5, Chaka was left in disbelief. “That have to be payola or some s**t like that,” she argued. In terms of Adele placing in the 22nd spot, the Rufus lead singer said, “Okay, I quit.”

Not stopping there, Chaka also went off on Mary J. Blige, who placed at No. 25. “They [Rolling Stone] are blind as a motherf**king bat! They need hearing aids. These must be the children of Helen Keller!” she fumed.

There were some artists that Chaka believe deserve the ranks, such as Whitney Houston and Beyonce Knowles. Of the late singer, who placed at No. 2, she shared, “Great… I’m the one who introduced her to [music mogul] Clive [Davis].”

“And I introduced her to the business,” she added. “I made her mom carry her all the way down to the studio and sing background with me. Her and Luther Vandross. They both sang background for me on my albums.”

About Beyonce taking the 8th place, Chaka noted, “I haven’t got something to say about Beyonce.” The musician, whose actual title is Yvette Marie Stevens, further gushed, “She’s a great singer… She’s obtained the chops. She does.”