Daddy Yankee presents himself "reborn" with his new mission of "preaching the Gospel"

Miami.- Reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee appeared this Wednesday "reborn" in his Christian faith with his new mission to "preach the Gospel" in his first public appearance, after almost two years of retiring, at the closing of the talks of the Billboard Latin Music Week.

The singer promised that his new album 'Lamento en baile', which alludes to a Psalm from the Bible, has his "same power, same flavor, same flow, but with a new purpose", as it combines urban rhythms, reggaeton, salsa, reparto and hip hop with lyrics with Christian messages.

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"I feel reborn, new energies, I feel good, very happy, content, with everything I am experiencing and the change I have also lived, a personal, spiritual change, in my faith," declared the Puerto Rican, whose real name is Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez. This was the artist's public return, who wore a brown suit and tie that contrasted with his urban outfits, after concluding in December 2023 'La última vuelta', which he then called his "farewell tour" and culminated in Puerto Rico, where he expressed to his fans: "I recognize that Jesus lives in me". The musician, who is promoting his single 'Sonríele', maintained that God gave him a successful career, such as having recorded 'Despacito', which at the time was the most listened to song in history, so that he could now "go head-on in popular culture announcing the kingdom". "Everyone has a purpose to fulfill in their life: mine was this path where I thought I was going to leave forever and He (God) told me: no, no, no. I am going to bring you back, where you came from, that's where I want you, announcing the message of where I took you from, you are going to stay there," he stated.

Same 'flow', new message

From 'Gasolina', 'Dura' and 'Lo que pasó pasó', the king of reggaeton now promotes an album with 19 tracks like 'DTB' (God bless you), 'T alabaré (Sal 27)' and 'Jezabel y Judas', although he affirmed that he has exceeded expectations due to the mix of genres. "We have everything on the album, and that's why people are saying: 'Wow, we didn't know urban (Christian) music could be made,'" he asserted. Asked if he expected the same commercial success as in his previous phase, which began in 1990, the artist acknowledged that "not everyone likes the gentleman". "I don't think about that, from the heart I don't think about it being commercial. I think that if a person listens to it and it changes their life and transforms them, I have already achieved what I had to achieve," he stated. The distributor of the new album is HYBE, known for producing and representing Korean K-pop groups like BTS and KATSEYE, which is why one of Daddy Yankee's new videos is filmed in South Korea.

The Culmination of Billboard's Latin Music Week

With his presentation, Daddy Yankee closed the last day of talks at Billboard's Latin Music Week 2025, considered the most important gathering of the music industry in Spanish, and which will have its awards night on Thursday. In the awards ceremony there will be singers such as Pablo Alborán, Aitana, Laura Pausini, Daddy Yankee, Peso Pluma, Silvana Estrada, Anuel AA, Guaynaa, Ela Taubert, Carín León, Goyo, Grupo 5, and Kali Uchis.