Mike Tyson has said he was inspired by the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on the rap he worked on for Madonna's new album.
The former boxer will appear on the singer's Rebel Heart album alongside Chance The Rapper on the song 'Iconic'.
Speaking to Rolling Stone in a new interview regarding the suprising collaboration, Tyson revealed his unexpected inspiration:
"When I did it, I think about being some guy like (Benito) Mussolini and they're really arrogant, but you try to come from a positive perspective and be uplifting. You watch Mussolini on television — even though we don't understand what he's saying — he is so mesmerizing. I look at myself in that way.
"I know people may say 'this guy's a fascist' and all this stuff, but man, you can take positivity from watching him," added Tyson. "No wonder why Hitler was attracted to him. This guy's a hypnotic figure. There's so much pride behind what he's saying. I'm not even Italian and I feel the pride he's projecting. He had that street swag; he was doing this stuff with his hands and moving his head before it was even hip-hop."
Tyson seems pretty happy with his new-found skills saying: "Doing the song with Madonna makes me think this (music career) could really happen. Most guys that come in there drink a bunch of liquor or smoke 100 blunts. I just went in and boom, one take. Everyone thought it was cool."
Rebel Heart will be released on 9 March.
