SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.- Daddy Yankee In December 2023, he ended his career as a reggaeton singer to make way for his new stage as Christianas was the case with other representatives of this genre.
Follow in the footsteps of Héctor “El Father”, “Lary Over”, “Farruko” and others; Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, better known as “Daddy Yankee” or “El Cangri,” announced that he would give his life to God.
“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 said as he gave his final concert at the Puerto Rico Colosseum on December 3.
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Some people have applauded the 46-year-old singer's decision, but others have questioned it, claiming it was a marketing strategy to gain new followers, or even questioned the reason why he changed his faith right after announcing his has revealed his resignation from music and not before.
Against this background, his colleague William Omar Landrón, artistically known as “Don Omar', who, unlike Daddy Yankee, lived a life of faith before becoming a reggaeton singer.
In an interview, former pastor Don Omar explained that “the best moment in his life was when I was serving God, my best moment as a human being, as a person, as William.”
“I believe that Héctor El Father, Farruko … every single one of the other colleagues who also walked in the ways of the Lord, and Daddy Yankee, all of them, needed the life of this beautiful thing that I lived at some point of mine life,” he explained.
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Furthermore, he urged them to become the voices of what the people who follow them need to hear and not pay attention to those who judge their fruits.
This opinion has led many to believe that Don Omar may eventually resume his religious life, and they have begun asking him to join Daddy Yankee in his new life as a Christian.
Daddy Yankee and Don Omar make peace
Previously, Daddy Yankee took a step of humility by asking his colleague for a public apology, as there had been a dispute between them for several years, which led to them becoming rivals in the music industry and in real life.
“William, thank you for giving us both the opportunity to speak from the bottom of our hearts. Don Omar also did great things for this genre and despite the rivalry that, as you say, divided us, today I feel reassured knowing that that is behind us and that we are an example that maybe Have differences, but there will always be room for forgiveness. “You were also a great opponent and I will never stop recognizing everything you did for our movement,” said the interpreter of songs such as “Gasolina”, “Llamado deemergency” and “Rompe” at the beginning.
And then he asked his partner to row together, this time in the service of God.
“In this new phase of my life, it is important to me to share my testimony with you and that my message remains not just in words but in actions that are the best example of what Jesus does with our lives.” I feel calm and at peace because I know that today we are putting behind us the controversies between two representatives who flew our Puerto Rican flag high. I hope our final turn is against the enemy of souls and fighting together in the army of the Lord! I will wait for you on this site! God bless you, your family and all your loyal followers,” he said.
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Afterwards, Don Omar posted on his Instagram account a photo from many years ago when he and Daddy Yankee began their careers.
“You know what I think drove us apart? Do you have any idea what caused this feud that separated the sides from our island until they managed to do this all over the world? Clinging to our own understanding, bad conversations that have corrupted good morals and, above all, the lack of God in our hearts,” Don Omar concluded.
“And I am more and more honored every day by your genuine friendship,” he concluded, without accepting or rejecting the invitation from “El Cangri”.
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