People Kanye West has compared himself to: Rapper and designer (?) Kanye West has definitely been a polarizing figure in pop culture over the years. During a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina during George W. Bush’s presidency, West declared on national television (and to everyone’s surprise) that “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people.” In 2009, he stole Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech time at the VMAs to declare that Beyonce should have won the award. Clearly, West has no problem speaking his mind.

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That, in and of itself, isn’t a bad thing, but it’s probably best for Kanye to take a few etiquette classes if he’s going to continue to be in the public eye.

Speaking of the public eye, Kanye is definitely here to stay (at least for now), since he’s married to Kim Kardashian, one of the most famous women in the world. Aside from Kim’s obsession with selfies and many business ventures, she and Kanye have a little girl named North, and are expecting a son soon. Those are just more reasons why the public is still so interested in Kanye and what he may say or do next. There was once a time when the rapper and producer from Chicago was just a kid with a backpack and a dream. Now, he’s…well, he’s Kanye. He also thinks he reminds the public of other great people. Here are 12 celebrities Kanye West has compared himself to.

12. Miles Davis

Kanye West apparently has no problems comparing himself to jazz great Miles Davis, in the sense that he “likes nice things” in the same way that the late musician did. Davis was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was called one of the “key figures in the history of jazz.” Perhaps Kanye also feels that he has the type of influence in the music industry that Miles Davis did. In the same quote about liking nice things, West also said that he is “in the lineage of Gil Scott-Heron, great activist-type artists.” Yes, Kanye has spoken about the ills of society before. We just wish he’d find a better way to convey his thoughts.