When it comes to hip-hop in 2016, Kanye West has been dominating the conversation. Whether it's a new album, a surprise studio collaboration, teaming up with a major brand or using Twitter as a sounding board, he continuously makes headlines for every move he makes.

Last month, Yeezy dropped his seventh solo LP, The Life of Pablo, after four title changes, edited tracklists and a seemingly endless amount of collaborators. While his road to debuting the project was quite the journey of triumphs and tribulations, the music is what matters most. To get to this point, the Chi-town MC has blessed fans with solid, standout material ranging from mixtape cuts, album singles and Grammy-winning efforts over the years.

With so many songs in this rap powerhouse's catalog, XXL is highlighting some of the best and pitting them against each other to find out which one reigns supreme according to you, the fans. Thirty-two tracks have been selected from each of his seven albums to compete. The two songs up for competition in this round are "Stronger" or "Diamonds From Sierra Leone."

Yeezy's proves he's built to last on his Graduation single "Stronger," a track that topped the Billboard charts and earned him a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards. The electro vibes, inspired by Daft Punk's "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger," added another element to his catalog, which was saturated with many soulful samples from years past.

"Diamonds From Sierra Leone" is one of 'Ye's deeper tracks on his Late Registration LP. On first listen, "Diamonds are forever (forever, forever) / Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe," is a nod to the ice hanging around his neck and his home at Roc-A-Fella but on the remix, he gives fans a history lesson by delivering more detail on the situation in Sierra Leone and conflict diamonds: "Good mornin', this ain't Vietnam still / People lose hands, legs, arms, for real / Little was known of Sierra Leone / And how it connect to the diamonds we own." At the 2006 Grammy Awards, 'Ye walked away with the win for Best Rap Song.

Now it's time to vote. Think hard and place your vote in the poll below for your favorite song: Kanye's "Stronger" or "Diamonds From Sierra Leone." The first round ends on March 7 so make your vote count. You can vote once per hour until the poll closes.

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