The “Ready to Die” baby grows up. Meet Keithroy Yearwood, he is now 18 years old. Diddy tells Rap Radar “That was a baby we just found… We did a little casting for somebody that looked like Big.” The Iconic baby made his debut on the cover of The Notorious B.I.G’s legendary studio album entitled “Ready to Die” which was released in September of 1994. The Daily News caught up with the teenager and he revealed how much he was paid for the placement and more.

Reporting by @Lathleen

Keith’s mother enrolled him in a now defunct modeling agency, which scouted him to appear on the cover of the album. “I just want people to know that’s me. The truth is finally coming out,” Keith told The Daily News Paper. “When I first found out about it, it wasn’t a big deal to me. Now, of course, it’s a big deal to me,” Keith will study sports management in college and says he was only paid $150 from bad boy to appear on the cover.

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