# Baby on Biggie Smalls' 'Ready to Die' cover

> Baby on Biggie Smalls' 'Ready to Die' cover wasn't him, paid $150 for photo.
- Title: Baby on Biggie Smalls' 'Ready to Die' cover · LADbible
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: LADbible — https://ladbible.com/entertainment/music/biggie-smalls-ready-to-die-baby-cover-notorious-big-399040-20261009
- Published: 2026-10-09T18:02:08.28+00:00
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- Topics: biggie smalls, ready to die, keithroy yearwood, album cover, 1994, 150 dollars, entertainment, culture, news
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Keithroy Yearwood, 18 in 2011, revealed he was the baby on Biggie Smalls' 1994 album cover and received $150 for it.