Reggaetón con Religion: Farruko, Daddy Yankee & More Who’ve Embraced Faith

Throughout the years, a wave of Latin music artists have embraced their religious beliefs and stamped them on their music — such as Juan Luis Guerra, Yuri and Ricardo Montaner. Artists in the reggaetón and Latin hip-hop worlds have recently been following suit.

The latest artist to publicly open up about his faith is Daddy Yankee, who during his farewell concert in Puerto Rico talked about “a new chapter beginning.”

“For many years I’ve tried filling a void in my life that no one could fill,” the global Latin urban star told the packed Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot. “I tried finding a purpose — on many occasions it seemed as if I was happy, but something was missing for me to feel complete. I have to confess that those days are over, and someone was able to fill that void that I felt for a lot of time. I realized that for everyone I was someone, but I was no one without him.”

The artist born Raymon Ayala, known for spearheading the reggaetón movement with his 2004 breakthrough hit “Gasolina,” proudly expressed that God lives in him and he will live for God.

Early last year, Farruko also used his platform and preached the word of God during his Miami pit stop of his La 167 Tour, and did not perform his dance hit “Pepas” — which scored the artist his first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in 2021.

“I believed my own lie because my song was No. 1 — I didn’t know the message I was sending,” he said of the song that means “pill” in English, and narrates the story of someone who only wants to party all night long. “I’m not proud of that. Who knows how many of your kids I hurt? Now I ask you forgiveness, because love starts from within. Value life, because we do not know if we are going to save ourselves.”

In addition to Yankee and Farru, many other Latin urban stars have either opted to retire from the industry to follow their religious path, or have released music detailing their spiritual connections. Below, see some of the artists, in alphabetical order, who have embraced their faith.