In March 2022, Daddy Yankee - real name, Raymond Ayala - already warned his followers that his career was coming to an end and, more than a year and a half later, it came true: the Puerto Rican chose his native country to announce the end. and end of his artistic career offering his last concert. From this moment on, the 46-year-old artist leaves his crown as king of reggaeton for his successors, because he changes his life, and radically.
“A story is over and a new story is going to begin, a new beginning,” he announced before thousands of people at the San Juan Coliseum in Puerto Rico. A unique beginning, since he is going to dedicate himself to living his life for Christ.
"My people, this day for me is the most important day of my life. And I want to share it with you, because living a life of success is not the same as living a life with purpose," Daddy Yankee began by saying in a message of almost three minutes, after concluding his show. "For a long time I tried to fill a void in my life that no one could fill. I tried to fill and find meaning in my life. Sometimes I appeared to be very happy, but something was missing to make me complete. And I have to confess that those days are over. ".
The artist assured that, finally, "someone was able to fill that void that I felt for a long time" and recognized "that for everyone I was someone, but I was nothing without Him": "I was able to travel the world for years, win many awards, applause and praise, but I realized something the Bible says: 'What does it profit a man to gain the whole world if he loses his soul?' Therefore, tonight, I recognize and am not ashamed to tell the whole world that Jesus lives in me and that I will live for Him," he confessed.
For the interpreter of well-known songs such as La Gasolina or Despacito, a new era begins in which he will do everything possible to spread this new message, with all the tools at his disposal -music, social networks-; and he trusts that his loyal followers will accompany him on this new adventure.
“I hope that you walk with me in this new beginning and I hope that something very important is recorded in you: Do not follow any man. I am a human. To all the people who followed me, follow Jesus Christ, for He is the way, the truth and the life," he ended by saying, thanking God once again for having allowed him to "evangelize the world."
In this way, Daddy Yankee joins Héctor "El Father", Farruko, Voltio, Gocho, Jomar "El Caballo Negro", Larry Over and El Sica among the various urban artists who have decided to leave music and follow the Gospel.
