The Puerto Rican singer of urban music and reggaeton Farruko apologized for the lyrics of some of his songs and proclaimed his religious conversion, during a surprising preaching at a concert this Saturday that aroused controversy on social networks.
"I didn't know the message that I was saying in my songs (...) I'm not proud of that," said the artist during his performance at the FTX Arena in Miami, which several users compared to "a mass."
Farruko during the 2021 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Gala in November 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. John Parra / Getty Images for The Latin Record
During the concert, his famous song
Pepas
(2021) was played, which
talks about drug use
to enjoy the night at nightclubs, but Farruko did not sing the lyrics, according to the EFE agency.
“
God knows how many of his children I have hurt
.
And today I stop like a man to tell them to forgive me as a human being because love begins with forgiveness, ”he said, according to the video released by the musical entrepreneur José
Pompi
Vallejo, from Mr&Mrs Entertainment.
Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado, artistically known as Farruko, was born 30 years ago in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
He made his debut in 2007 and in 2012 his second album
De him The Most Powerful Rookie
was nominated for Best Urban Music Album for the Latin Grammy.
Since then, his songs have had billions of views on platforms like YouTube and Spotify, with dozens of songs with titles like
Sex outside the planet, Perreo 24 hrs,
and
Fuck it.
The singer-songwriter also made comments during his performance such as
"we are all sinners, the Bible says so"
or that "God is good", while confirming his religious conversion.
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"Today I can say that God is dealing with me," he stressed and spoke of a past that he did not feel "proud" of.
He mentioned his cheating, his substance use, among other situations.
According to comments on social networks,
some of the concertgoers left during this sermon
, while others expressed their criticism on this day.
The social network Twitter was also filled with memes and jokes because of what happened.
“I was going to hesitate at a reggaeton concert and I received a sermon.
A value of 250 dollars to go to Pastor Farruko's mass
“, Wrote one of the viewers on his Twitter account.
Another user commented: "The only good thing about this Farruko concert was that I don't have to go to church on Sunday."
Although there were those who supported the singer and even described it as the best concert of their lives.
“
The whole stadium was crying.
It was so powerful
.
Every message he gave came from the soul.
Each message involved having the guts to speak.
He wanted us to learn from his mistakes.
He wanted us to be a better version of ourselves,” said an assistant on Twitter.
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Farruko has collaborated with the main exponents of urban music, including J Balvin, Sean Paul and Daddy Yankee, and is now on tour with his latest album
La 167.
Despite their song lyrics and lifestyle, most Puerto Rican urban music singers continually proclaim their deep belief in God.
