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Justin Bieber lauds "really smart" Kanye West

Justin Bieber has heaped praise on Kanye West after working with him on the Canadian's forthcoming new album 'Believe'.

It emerged recently that teen star was collaborating with West for the album, which is set for release later this year.

Speaking to MTV, Bieber suggested that West has been recommending that the pop star do music that people wouldn't generally associate him with. He said:

"Just being in the studio with him, he's so creative. he's really smart. He wants to do records that people wouldn't necessarily think that I would do."

Bieber of course recently released his new video 'Boyfriend' after weeks of buzz-creation and teaser clips, with the star suggesting that the video is taking a more "mature" approach compared to his previous videos.

Watch the video for 'Boyfriend' below: