Retired NBA legend Dennis Rodman says he plans to invite Kanye West along with him the next time he goes to North Korea.

Rodman, who has been to North Korea several times and has an unlikely friendship with Kim Jong-un, even suggested that the rapper could make an album about it.

'I'm going to invite him next time I go to North Korea. If the door's open in September, I will invite Kanye West with me to go to North Korea with me,' Rodman told Us Weekly on Tuesday.

Retired NBA legend Dennis Rodman says he plans to invite Kanye West along with him the next time he goes to North Korea. The pair are pictured above at a Black Lives Matter rally in DC

'If he wants to make an album about that he'll be there for like six to seven days, and he'll see what's going on. Now, go make a song about this. So here you go.'

Rodman's invitation came after Kanye recently praised the former NBA star on Twitter, saying he was one of his 'biggest inspirations'.

'Thank to one of my biggest inspirations… always breaking barriers with independent thought,' Kanye tweeted alongside a photo of a Chicago Bulls jersey that Rodman personally signed for the rapper.

'You know, I don't do Instagram and stuff like that. My kids do it. I just know my agent called me and said, 'Dennis, Kanye West gave you a good shoutout' I said, 'OK, great,' Rodman told the magazine.

Rodman, who has been to North Korea several times and has an unlikely friendship with Kim Jong-un, even suggested that Kanye could make an album about the visit

Rodman's invitation came after Kanye recently praised the former NBA star on Twitter, saying he was one of his 'biggest inspirations'

'I think he's a big Chicago Bulls fan. I think that he respects me as far as understanding my views. And Kanye, he's doing amazing work around the world so I respect him too. So hopefully one day we'll get together and collaborate on certain things.'

Rodman sent Kanye the jersey after they bonded about Chicago - where the rapper is from - at a Black Lives Matter rally in Washington DC back in March.

They posed for a photo together at the time, which Rodman then tweeted out.

The pair have also both publicly shown their support for President Donald Trump.

Rodman is one of the few Westerners to have spent time with Kim Jong-un during multiple visits to Pyongyang. The two struck up an unlikely friendship over their shared love of basketball.

He has previously suggested he helped lay at least the groundwork for the summit between Trump and Kim in June.