Kanye West caused a lot of chaos online by tweeting that he once made out with Madonna. He also said that during the moment, she bragged about having slept with artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and rapper Tupac Shakur. In the tweet, Kanye wrote:
“When I made out with Madonna she was bragging about how she f**ked Basquiat and PAC. I was like damn She love to brag just like meee.”
The tweet quickly went viral, with people online talking about it and wondering what kind of relationship Kanye and Madonna really had. Up until now, neither of them has said anything about being romantic.
Madonna’s past relationships with Basquiat and Tupac have been known for a while. She dated Basquiat in the early 1980s, during the height of his art career. Their relationship was short but intense, and there were struggles, especially with his drug use.
Her connection with Tupac became public after a letter he wrote to her from prison in 1995 was sold in 2017. In the letter, Tupac said he broke up with her because of the pressure he felt as a Black man dating a famous white woman.
If what Kanye said is true, it shows that Madonna talked about these relationships with him in a private and possibly intimate setting.
Kanye and Madonna have worked together before. In 2015, he helped produce her song “Illuminati” from her Rebel Heart album. Madonna called Kanye a “brilliant madman” and said she loved working with him. Kanye also praised her as a legend.
Despite this, there had never been any hint that they were involved romantically—until Kanye’s tweet.
Their relationship hasn’t always been smooth. After Kanye interrupted Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMAs, Madonna criticized him, saying he needed to control himself.
After the tweet, people online were quick to react. Some think Kanye was being serious, while others believe he was joking or exaggerating. Some even think it’s a distraction from other drama he’s been involved in, like calling out other stars like Beyoncé and Jay-Z.
