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Money Shot
"This is one of my favorites. We were in Miami for a Hype Williams video. Pharrell was already in it and Timbaland came through and Diddy pulled up on a boat. We have been traveling with Pharrell all over and shooting a documentary with him as well so he was comfortable. There were lots of times that everyone had to put their cameras away except for me. Everyone was poppin' on Diddy, but it was friendly, but you can see, he sort of looked at me like… I don't know what that look is."Artists: Diddy, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Timbaland
Photographer: Jason Goldwatch
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Location: Miami, FLLatest Cover
