Daddy Yankee is considered the king of reggaeton because he is the greatest exponent of the genre worldwide.
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Daddy Yankee announced his retirement from music after being one of the main promoters of the urban genre. Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez began his career in 1990 and managed to chart several songs, some like “Gasolina”, “Limbo”, “She lifted me up” and “Emergency call”.
Now that he’s decided to retire, we’re wondering what earnings the singer will be living on, and it has to be said in all this time The Puerto Rican has managed to forge a real fortune: $40 million.
This is not surprising considering he has sold more than 17 million albums, 84 of which have had songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, seven #1 hits and 36 top 10 hits …
It should be noted that music isn’t his only source of income as Daddy Yankee was also interested in doing other business and such It has a line of headphones, a clothing brand, a line of shoes, perfumes and even its own brand of tequila “El Cartel Tequila Blanco”.as reported by Terra.
You’ll also earn royalties on Spotify and YouTube streams of your music. He is also a co-owner of the Puerto Rico baseball team Cangrejeros de Santurce.
“In this race, which was a marathon, I finally see the finish line. Now I will rejoice with all of you in what you have given me. People say that I made this genre worldwide, but it was you who gave me the key to open the doors and make this genre the biggest in the world,” the singer said.
As a farewell, the Puerto Rican will release a concert fair and a new album entitled LEGENDADDY.
Daddy Yankee is considered the king of reggaeton because he is the greatest exponent of the genre worldwide.
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