Kelly Rowland comments on Kanye West name-checking her in Power and his interest in DC gospel album

Kelly Rowland shared her thoughts Thursday on Kanye West name-checking her in Power and tweeting that he wants to produce a gospel album of Destiny’s Child.

The 40-year-old singer was asked about Kanye, 43, during a remote appearance on Watch What Happens Live.

Virtual audience member Will asked Kelly about Kanye dropping her name in his 2010 hit Power and tweeting in September about producing a Destiny’s Child gospel album.

Remote guest: Kelly Rowland shared her thoughts Thursday on Kanye West name-checking her in Power and tweeting that he wants to produce a gospel album of Destiny’s Child

‘Oh, my goodness. The second one, I was really surprised by. I don’t think I ever like thought about a DC gospel album at all, but how cool,’ said Kelly who performed in the final and best-known lineup of Destiny’s Child along with Michelle Williams, 41, and Beyoncé, 39.

‘And as far as Power, name-checking me in Power, I was honored,’ Kelly said.

Kanye released Power as the lead single from his 2010 fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and its lyrics include the lines: ‘The system broken, the school’s closed, the prisons open; We ain’t got nothing’ to lose, ma’ f***a’, we rolling; Huh? Ma’f***a’, we rollin’; With some light-skinned girls and some Kelly Rowlands; In this white man’s world, we the ones chosen; So goodnight, cruel world, I see you in the mornin’.’

Kelly told WWHL host Andy Cohen, 52, that she was honored because there were brown-skinned women in which she saw herself, including fellow guest Garcelle Beauvais, 54.

Good question: The 41-year-old singer was asked about Kanye, 43, during a remote appearance on Watch What Happens Live

Good question: The 41-year-old singer was asked about Kanye, 43, during a remote appearance on Watch What Happens Live

Virtual audience: Virtual audience member Will asked Kelly about Kanye dropping her name in his 2010 hit Power and tweeting in September about producing a Destiny's Child gospel album

Virtual audience: Virtual audience member Will asked Kelly about Kanye dropping her name in his 2010 hit Power and tweeting in September about producing a Destiny’s Child gospel album

Comeback single: Power was released in June 2010 and was a comeback single for Kanye, shown in November 2010 in New York City, following his controversial incident with Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards

Comeback single: Power was released in June 2010 and was a comeback single for Kanye, shown in November 2010 in New York City, following his controversial incident with Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards

‘You’re able to see another brown-skinned woman, you know what I mean? As a kid, it just really does something to you as a young person. I was honored,’ Kelly said.

Andy also brought up a recent Instagram Live session that Kelly participated in with Beyonce’s mother Tina Knowles, 67, in support of the American Heart Association and asked why the cause was important to her.

‘I mean, you know, I lost my mom to cardiac arrest, and that was a really great loss for me,’ Kelly said referencing her late mother Doris who died in December 2014.

Feels honored: Kelly told WWHL host Andy Cohen, 52, that she was honored to be name-chekced in Power because there were brown-skinned women in which she saw herself, including fellow guest Garcelle Beauvais, 54

Feels honored: Kelly told WWHL host Andy Cohen, 52, that she was honored to be name-chekced in Power because there were brown-skinned women in which she saw herself, including fellow guest Garcelle Beauvais, 54

Kelly said she constantly talks about heart health in private conversations and was glad to make the conversation public with Tina.

‘I want [people] to know for women it’s the number one killer of women, and especially for women of color. So it’s really important for us to just know what’s going on with our heart, our bodies, period. And that’s really the messaging I want to get across,’ Kelly said.

Kelly was promoting her new EP titled K that she released in February.

The singer in January gave birth to son Noah with husband Tim Weatherspoon and they also have six-year-old son Titan. 

Important cause: Andy also brought up a recent Instagram Live session that Kelly participated in with Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles, 67, in support of the American Heart Association and asked why the cause was important to her

Important cause: Andy also brought up a recent Instagram Live session that Kelly participated in with Beyonce’s mother Tina Knowles, 67, in support of the American Heart Association and asked why the cause was important to her

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