Despite a tireless social media activity on the lead-up to the release of her album, Rebel Heart, it seems that Madonna may have been hiding one of her best surprises concerning the project.
Former boxing champ Mike Tyson, 48, has revealed that his distinctive voice is set to be featured on one of her tracks, called Iconic, after the pop superstar, 56, invited him into the studio.
'Madonna calls you and tells you to come somewhere, you go,' Mike, who famously bit the ear of opponent Evander Holyfield during a 1997 bout, told Rolling Stone in a new interview.
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Fighting words: Mike Tyson has revealed that he appears on the track Iconic, from Madonna's upcoming album, Rebel Heart, set to be released on March 9
'I didn't know what the hell I was going there for,' he added. 'I'm just there having a good time and hanging out with Madonna. She has her producer there and I go into the studio and I didn't know if she wanted me to talk or rap.
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'I just go in there and start talking. I'm talking about my life and things that I have endured. I'm saying some really crazy stuff. It was really intense.'
During the interview, Mike, who appears on the track with Chance The Rapper, proceeded to reveal that he drew inspiration from Italian fascist Benito Mussolini.
Unpexpected inspiration: During his interview with Rolling Stone, the former boxing champ also compared himself to Benito Mussolini
He explained of making the track: '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. No wonder why Hitler was attracted to him. This guy's a hypnotic figure.'
Grin and bare it: Madonna shared a pair of cleavage-baring shots on her Instagram account earlier this month
Pout-rageous: The star gave her followers her best come-hither poses in the filtered shots
Meanwhile, Madonna has been staying active on social media ahead of her album's March 9 release, and recently took to Instagram to share a pair of selfies where her cleavage took centre stage.
Captioned 'I'm not gonna stop' and 'I deserve the best', the filtered images showed the mother-of-four glaring into the lens in come-hither poses as she wore a striped tank top.
Within four hours of being unveiled, the pictures attracted a total of 45,000 likes and a seemingly endless stream of comments both praising and criticising the star.
Respect: The star uploaded a shot of the protests, urging her followers to respect all religions and lives
'Ignorance breeds intolerance and fear': She became one of many to embrace the 'Je Suis Charlie' snap
The photographs mark something of a change of pace for the star, who was accused by many of social media of using the recent terrorist attack in Paris to promote her upcoming album.
She posted a series of photos to her Instagram to offer support after 12 people were killed in the gun attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's Paris offices.
But as Madonna offered encouraging words in the captions for her social media images, she also provided some hashtags which were in promotion of her new album.
The controversy comes on the heels of the pop icon likening the recent leak of her album to a 'form of terrorism' - her comments coming just after the world was left in shock following the Sydney Siege.
New album: Madonna has aggressively been promoting Rebel Heart
Madonna posted a viral image 'Je suis Charlie' (I am Charlie) with the caption: 'These are very scary times we are living in. Ignorance breeds Intolerance and fear. We can only fight darkness with light! We are all Charlie! #revolutionoflove [heart] #rebelhearts.'
The star also hit headlines for posting Instagram photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that were altered to look like her own image on her new album.
The images sparked furore online as many believed she was comparing herself to these revolutionaries and civil rights leaders.
In a statement on her official Facebook page, Madonna said: 'I'm sorry. I'm not comparing my self to anyone. I'm admiring and acknowledging there Rebel Hearts (sic)'.
Livid: After her new album leaked online, Madonna lashed out calling the incident 'artistic rape'
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