Puerto Rican rapper & singer, Daddy Yankee has announced his retirement from his music career with a farewell tour. Check out the full announcement below.
He unveiled the announcement news via Instagram. Also, he is all set to release a new album titled Legendaddy, which will be out on May 24 at 8 pm ET. The album, ‘Legendaddy‘ is the first album from Daddy Yankee in a decade, following 2012’s Prestige.
His La Ultima Vuelta World Tour, a five-month trek, is set to kick off on August 10 in Portland, Oregon, and run through December. Pre-sale tickets will go on sale on March 25, with a general public sale to follow on March 30.
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Daddy Yankee had hinted at retirement and a last album and tour during an interview at Billboard’s Latin Music Week last year but had yet to make an official announcement.
“Today, I’m announcing my retirement from music by giving you my best production and my best concert tour,” he said in a statement in a press release issued on March 20. “I will say goodbye celebrating these 32 years of experience with this new collector’s item, the album ‘Legendaddy’. I’m going to give you all the styles that have defined me, in one single album.”
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Daddy Yankee Announces Retirement From Music With Farewell Tour