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The Story Behind Diddy’s Album CoverDiddy has worked with some of the most renowned directors and photographers including Hype Williams, David LaChapelle, and Annie Leibovitz, but instead of asking them to shoot his latest album cover, the music mogul found a photographer on the Internet.
Australian blogger and amateur shutterbug Jarrod “Jrod” Kimber revealed that he was contacted by Interscope Records for one of his personal photos that he snapped at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris during a 2008 vacation. After repeated attempts to reach him, they finally connected and the label purchased the photo from him. But imagine his surprise when he saw that it had become the cover for Diddy-Dirty Money’s Last Train to Paris. “Obviously I am not a professional snapper or anything,” he explained. “This was taken on a holiday while waiting for my wife (who can be seen under the G) on a small camera. The only artistic part of it was me seeing the cool red right and going up and down the escalator a few times to get the right shot.” He read some of the ridicule from fans, who were not so keen on the artistic imagery. “I can see why some of his fans might see it as whack,” he wrote in response to the nasty comments. “It isn’t really a cover aimed at the majority of people who buy Diddy records.” While he admits to not being a fan of the Bad Boy before, the experience may have changed all that. “I’m not going to pretend to be the world’s biggest Diddy fan, I’m more a Jay-Z or Kanye sort of chap, but I always liked his producing of Biggie’s work,” shared Kimber. “Now I’m a bigger fan, I shall talk about his career by saying Post Jrod or pre Jrod when discussing it with people.” The original photo appears below. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. 13 CommentsLeave a ReplyARTISTS
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June 2nd, 2010 at 7:21 am
very fresh
June 2nd, 2010 at 7:27 am
I actually love the cover. Very interesting and different as well.
June 2nd, 2010 at 7:28 am
cool story
June 2nd, 2010 at 7:43 am
Lucky him… I’m a photographer, I wish it was me that interscope chose!
June 2nd, 2010 at 8:36 am
I like this Indie approach music is taking. Kanye found a basically unknown producer for his first single and now this.
June 2nd, 2010 at 10:25 am
cool story but cover is still boring to me and seems wack to the music dirty money is putting out
June 2nd, 2010 at 11:19 am
me like
June 2nd, 2010 at 11:42 am
i like the idea!
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June 2nd, 2010 at 3:06 pm
great story
June 2nd, 2010 at 3:16 pm
I think its pretty cool
June 3rd, 2010 at 12:04 am
nice of him i must say. Makes the album cover seem more unique.