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Baby on Biggie Smalls' 'Ready to Die' cover
Baby on Biggie Smalls' 'Ready to Die' cover wasn't him, paid $150 for photo.
In brief
Baby on Biggie Smalls' 'Ready to Die' cover wasn't him, paid $150 for photo. Keithroy Yearwood, 18 in 2011, revealed he was the baby on Biggie Smalls' 1994 album cover and received $150 for it. Originally reported by LADbible.
Baby on album cover
The 1994 Notorious B.I.G. album Ready to Die featured a baby on the cover, which many wrongly assumed was Biggie Smalls.
Keithroy Yearwood revealed
Keithroy Yearwood, 18 in 2011, revealed he was the baby on the album cover and got paid $150 for it.
Yearwood's story
He didn't know much about the album until he was eight, but it was 'a big deal to me' and an honour to be on the cover.
“I just want people to know that's me. The truth is finally coming out.”
Biggie Smalls' death
Biggie Smalls was murdered in a shooting just weeks before the album's release in 1994.
What matters most
Keithroy Yearwood, 18 in 2011, revealed he was the baby on Biggie Smalls' 1994 album cover and received $150 for it.
