"Kanye is the black Madonna," Madonna declared as she compared the rapper to herself during an interview published over the weekend.
The star told the New York Daily News that the pair bonded over the fact that both have faced criticism for pushing boundaries of acceptability in music.
But who, we wonder, has the biggest ego? We celebrate some of the most outrageous quotes made by both iconic stars over the years - match the quote to the star and click to find out if you're right!
1. "I am God's vessel. But my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live."
It's Kanye West! The rapper made the announcement during VH1 show Storytellers back in 2009. He added: "God chose me. He made a path for me. I am God's vessel.
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2. "I want to be like Gandhi and Martin Luther King and John Lennon, but I want to stay alive."
It was Madonna! Back in 2007, the singer told US radio station Sirius that she hopes to follow in the footsteps of the inspirational figures in years to come.
She said: ""For me the best thing in the world is to see something or hear something and go 'damn, I wish I did that, damn, I wish I could do that. That's inspiring'. I want to be like Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, and John Lennon... but I want to stay alive."
3. "I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art."
It was Madonna. The star made the statement during a 1991 interview with Vanity Fair.
4. "I jog in Lanvin."
It's Kanye, of course. Yeezy got the French fashion house trending on Twitter when he shared the statement on his page back in 2010.
5. "Better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as sheep."
The profound words of Madonna, shared during a 1996 interview with Spin.
6. "I am so credible and so influential and so relevant that I will change things."
It's Kanye West. He was making all sorts of astounding revelations during an interview with the New York Times in June 2013. He also declared himself the "Michael Jordan of music".
7. "I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read it."
Yep, it's Kanye West. Again, the star was sharing enlightening nuggets with his followers on Twitter.
8. "I love horses. I think I may have been one of Henry VIII's knights in another life, riding through a great forest."
Madonna's the horse lover (and former knight to Henry VIII). And here she is, proving her point by riding in for her appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman in 2005.
9. "I love Cadbury's Fruit And Nut, Crunchies and Maltesers, but my absolute favourite is a Cadbury's Creme Egg. They are totally deadly but so delicious."
Yes, believe it or not, it was Madonna. The star made the unlikely admission during a 2008 interview with ELLE.
Naomi Gordon is news writer mainly covering entertainment news with a focus on celebrity interviews and television.
