Although it's remembered as the breakthrough single for who became one of hip-hop's most notable stars, the inspiration behind Kanye West's "Through the Wire" recently revealed that she regrets letting Ye ever sample her on the song.
Chaka Khan made an appearance Wednesday night (June 26) on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, where she spoke about how her 1984 single "Through the Fire" was sampled on Kanye's debut album College Dropout, noting that if she had heard the final product she would have never agreed to the collaboration.
"He called me when he just got out of the hospital," the iconic singer recalled about their conversation, "He said, 'You were so instrumental in my healing process. I changed the words a little bit to the song but I had to eat through a wire. Jaws wired shut through a straw.' It meant that much to me. It really got my heart, tugged at my string. I was like, yeah, use it. Then when it came out, I was pissed."
Khan then mocked how her vocals were sped up and used with a higher pitch, letting it be known that "it was a little insulting. Not insulting, I thought it was stupid! If I'd known he was gonna do that, I would have said, 'Hell no.'"
With that said, she also notes that she never expressed her opinion to Kanye directly, while also adding that as expected she did make money off the success of the record as well.
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