Rapper Kanye West has found a new admirer of himself in singer Madonna, who feels that the "Stronger" and "Gold Digger" hitmaker deserves plenty of praise for his work both on and off the stage.

`Kanye is the new Madonna. Kanye is the black Madonna,` nydailynews.com quoted Madonna as saying.

`We know, and recognise, that we have that in common. We're comrades in the envelope-pushing genre," she added.

West has collaborated with Madonna on three tracks in her new album `Rebel Heart`, which will release on Tuesday.