Ankhal, a Puerto Rican rapper, is allegedly in serious condition after being wounded numerous times during a firefight in Fajardo on Tuesday, February 22. According to reports, the artist was shot while riding in a car with two other passengers. According to Rolling Stone, police responded to a 911 call at 10:17 p.m. on Las Flores Avenue in Fajardo’s Florencio area and discovered the artist covered in severe bullet wounds.
His companion passenger, Jose De Leon, 25, was discovered in a similar state at the site. The guys were initially brought to a local hospital, but owing to the severity of their injuries, they were sent to Rio Piedras Medical Center for emergency surgery. At the time of writing, no one had been detained in connection with the crime. However, Joaquin de la Cruz Santiago, Director of the Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC), informed El Nuevo Dia that the singer’s automobile was approached and fired at by two “masked men.” According to officials, no motive for the crime has been established so far, but police continue investigating.
Everything you need to know about rapper Ankhal.
Anthony Khalil Mercado Diaz, better known as Ankhal, is a Puerto Rican rapper and musician. He was born in 2000 and grew up in Kissimmee, Florida, where he developed a passion for music as a kid, ultimately creating a career in the freestyle music business. Interestingly, the 21-year-old is also a brilliant baseball player who previously had a university athletic scholarship in the United States. However, he declined the option to pursue a music career and instead competed in the FreeStyle Mania competition in 2018.
After winning the contest, the artist received prominence in the Puerto Rican music business and released his viral hit Antijudas that same year. The song received over 300,000 organic listens on SoundCloud, earning the performer a sizable following base in his nation. In 2019, he joined the indie label Carbon Fiber Music and released the track CFM Ganga Remix, which he co-wrote with singer-songwriter Farruko. In only 48 hours, the song earned over two million views on YouTube and has already surpassed one million listens on Spotify.
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Later, the vocalist collaborated with bands such as Lary Over, Jhay Cortez, Myke Towers, and Brray, among others. Diaz allegedly has about one million weekly Spotify listeners and was named an artist to watch in 2022 by Billboard. His 2020 single, Perreo Intenso, featuring Farruko and Guaynaa, has had over 32 million streams.
