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Pusha T, 41, told syndicated radio personality Angie Martinez that West, who produced the album, paid $85,000 to use a 2006 photo of Houston's bathroom, filled with what appears to be drug paraphernalia. The photo was secretly taken by a family member and originally published by the National Enquirer.

West shared the album cover for \"Daytona\" on Thursday on Twitter with the caption: \"album 1 PUSHA T DAYTONA dropping 2mrw.\"

Elliott told People magazine that he just wants West “to tell me why he did it. What is the creative side of this? What’s the point? It shows no creativity.”

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PHOTO: Kanye West and Pusha T attend THE DIESEL U Music Tour 2009 NYC at Webster Hall, July 30, 2009 in New York City.
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“What were you thinking? Did you think this through? And if you did, why did you do this?” he continued. “Because you’re hurting people. It knocked the wind out of me last night. When someone passes, you try to mourn and move on and remember the good times.”

The music producer also said that he hasn't heard from Houston's mother, but he did tell his own mother about it.

\"She had no idea. I’m sure she knows about it now, though,\" he added.

ABC News reached out to reps for Cissy Houston and the late singer's brother, Gary, but didn't immediately hear back.

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