Source:
Gladys
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And
just
like
that,
the
OG
King
of
Reggaeton
is
calling
it
a
career.
After
bursting
onto
the
music
scene
with
his
smash
hit
“Gasolina”
in
2004
and
setting
the
stage
for
the
reggaeton
music
genre
to
take
over
the
Latin
community,
Daddy
Yankee
let
his
fans
know
that
he
would
be
hanging
up
the
mic
once
and
for
all
in
order
to
dedicate
his
life
to
Christianity.
This
music
game
sure
knows
how
to
make
people
religious
after
a
while.
Variety
is
reporting
that
Daddy
Yankee
made
the
announcement
during
the
last
show
of
his
farewell
tour
in
Puerto
Rico.
During
his
farewell
speech,
Yankee
told
his
fans
that
he
felt
he
had
a
higher
calling
after
music
and
that
Jesus
Christ
was
on
line
one
waiting
on
him.
Variety
reports:
“Tonight,
I
recognize,
and
I
am
not
ashamed
to
tell
the
whole
world
that
Jesus
lives
in
me
and
that
I
will
live
for
him,”
he
told
the
crowd
in
his
homeland
of
Puerto
Rico.
“For
many
years
I’ve
tried
filling
a
hole
in
my
life
that
no
one
could
fill.
I
tried
finding
a
purpose,
on
many
occasions,
it
seemed
as
if
I
was
happy
but
something
was
missing
for
me
to
feel
complete.”
He
continued,
stating
that
even
though
he
had
traveled
the
world
with
his
music,
he
still
felt
empty.
“I
took
note
of
something
the
Bible
says,”
Yankee
continued
in
Spanish
before
reciting:
“‘What
good
will
it
be
for
a
man
to
gain
the
whole
world,
yet
forfeit
his
soul?’”
Well,
the
man
just
banked
an
estimated
$125
million
with
his
final
tour,
so
he
gained
a
little
something,
something
this
past
year.
Still,
we’re
not
mad
that
Daddy
Yankee
is
looking
to
find
spiritual
fulfillment
in
his
life
after
so
many
years
of
making
music
and
being
rewarded
handsomely
for
his
work.
Just
don’t
be
surprised
if
at
some
point
he
drops
a
reggaeton
gospel
album
or
something
as
artists
who
find
religion
in
their
music
careers
tend
to
do.
Just
ask
Kanye
West.
We
just
hope
Daddy
Yankee
doesn’t
become
a
Nazi
sympathizer
in
the
process
like
the
aforementioned
artist
though.
Just
sayin’.
Check
out
Daddy
Yankee
give
his
farewell
speech
below,
and
let
us
know
your
thoughts
on
the
man
calling
it
a
wrap
two
decades
into
the
music
game.
