A satirical article could potentially put rapper Kanye West under fire for some recent comments it alleges he made during a radio interview that saw him comparing himself to the recently deceased former South African President, Nelson Mandela.

The Daily Currant, which published the false article that has since gone viral, wrote that West made his offensive comments during an interview on Thursday Dec. 5 with WGCI radio in Chicago.

Their article claims West appeared on the show to promote his new music video Bound 2, which features fiancée Kim Kardashian, but as news broke of the former South African leader's death, the conversation turned to him. However, when host Adrian Cronauer asked West who he thought could replace Mandela today in terms of world leadership, West said himself.

"I am the next Nelson Mandela," he said. "I'm only 36-years-old, and when I look at everything I've accomplished, it's the only comparison that makes any sense. By the time I'm 95, I'm going to be a bigger hero than he ever was."

West went on to say, "Nelson Mandela did a lot of good work, don't get me wrong. But I think I'm on track to do something even bigger. I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever."

Mandela died Thursday at the age of 95. He spent 27 years in jail for trying to help dismantle apartheid, a cruel system of white minority rule in South Africa for decades. After his release from prison, he helped unite the country after winning the presidency in 1994. He stepped down from his role in 1999.

After Cronauer asked West what exactly he has done for civil rights that allowed him to make the stretch and compare himself to Mandela, the rapper continued touting his own accomplishments.

"I've blazed a trail with my career. I faced mad racism when I entered this profession. I mean how many black rappers can you name that came before me? I was a pioneer. And now I'm doing the same thing in the fashion world," he said. "Not to mention I have a bigger market than he ever did. Mandela was working in South Africa, which has, like what, six people? I started my magic here in the USA and then I took my business global. Worldwide baby."

The article however, is a fake, according to idesign times, though several do believe it is true because it is not the first time the rapper has made idealistic and lofty comments about himself or his fiancée.

He recently compared Kardashian to Marilyn Monroe, saying she was set to be the newest incarnation of the star.

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