Note: This is mostly El Chombo's research. I am condensing this for people that are curious about the history of the "genre." You can find him on YouTube. You need to know Spanish to learn from him.
Dembow (correctly written as "Dem Bow") is not a genre of music but a song and a colloquial slang from Jamaica. It means "them bow." The name was popularized by a song called "Dem Bow" by Shabba Ranks that was released in 1990. In Shabba Ranks song, he brings up a couple of social issues in Jamaica. "Dem Bow" has a racist and homophobic meaning. 1) "Them bow" means one bows to the white man. 2) "Them bow" means one bows as a way to have sexual intercourse with another man. Jamaica was an English colonized territory from 1655 until 1962 when they got their independence. Jamaica's society in the 80's and 90's and before was homophobic. This song presented these issues.
Shabba Ranks didn't popularize the famous (or infamous) "Tumpa-Tumpa" rhythm, that came after. The rhythm doesn't come from Jamaica, but Africa; as do the vast majority of latin rhythms. The "Tumpa-Tumpa" rhythm was actually popularized from a song produced by Dennis "The Menace" Thompson and the singer Nando Boom. "Pounder" is actually what the rhythm is called.
Urban Dictionaries TOS prohibits URLs, I would have included them.
Main Source:
MoluscoTV. (2021, January 31). El Chombo le contesta a Ozuna, Anuel y Molusco si el Pop es un genero SI o NO. YouTube.
Fast forward to the 22:30 time code.
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Dembow (correctly written as "Dem Bow") is not a genre of music but a song and a colloquial slang from Jamaica. It means "them bow." The name was popularized by a song called "Dem Bow" by Shabba Ranks that was released in 1990. In Shabba Ranks song, he brings up a couple of social issues in Jamaica. "Dem Bow" has a racist and homophobic meaning. 1) "Them bow" means one bows to the white man. 2) "Them bow" means one bows as a way to have sexual intercourse with another man. Jamaica was an English colonized territory from 1655 until 1962 when they got their independence. Jamaica's society in the 80's and 90's and before was homophobic. This song presented these issues.
Shabba Ranks didn't popularize the famous (or infamous) "Tumpa-Tumpa" rhythm, that came after. The rhythm doesn't come from Jamaica, but Africa; as do the vast majority of latin rhythms. The "Tumpa-Tumpa" rhythm was actually popularized from a song produced by Dennis "The Menace" Thompson and the singer Nando Boom. "Pounder" is actually what the rhythm is called.
Urban Dictionaries TOS prohibits URLs, I would have included them.
Main Source:
MoluscoTV. (2021, January 31). El Chombo le contesta a Ozuna, Anuel y Molusco si el Pop es un genero SI o NO. YouTube.
Fast forward to the 22:30 time code.
Yw.
Persona Amateur: "Este Dembow tiene flow"
Persona Big Brain: "Que es el Dem Bow para tí?"
Persona Amateur: "Pues es genero de música no?"
Persona Big Brain: "No es genero, es una canción. El ritmo 'Tumpa-Tumpa' que escuchas hoy en día se llama 'Pounder.'"
Persona Big Brain: "Que es el Dem Bow para tí?"
Persona Amateur: "Pues es genero de música no?"
Persona Big Brain: "No es genero, es una canción. El ritmo 'Tumpa-Tumpa' que escuchas hoy en día se llama 'Pounder.'"
by _co_razon_ January 24, 2022
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Nope I am feeling lucky today and have a compound bow today instead ! BROTHA!
by Oneshotduke May 22, 2018
Get the compound Bowmug. Definition of dirty bow is a quarter pound of some Bobby Brown weed, Bobby Brown weed meaning brown marijuana, bud that dont get you high at all Marijuana or only get you high if you smoke alot of it marijuana.
Example Reggie Hydro, Kush, Indica
Example Reggie Hydro, Kush, Indica
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Who's got a few dirty bows around here.
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Who's got a few dirty bows around here.
What's the word I got some dirty Bows 300 a piece.
by $Marshall.513$ August 4, 2020
Get the Dirty Bowmug. A threesome with two guys and a girl, where one guy is hitting it from behind, and the other guy is getting a blow job. The guys are erotically exfixiatating each other to reach optimal climax.
When considering possible options to liven up my Friday night, I soon found myself in the mists of a Rocky mountain bow tie with Jess and Bobby. Needless to say I've never reach a climax again unless I know it's a black tie affair.
by rock4689 March 29, 2015
Get the Rocky Mountain Bow tiemug. A classy (or not) lady who habitates around the front of a boat. Typically scandalous, rarely seen fully dressed. They provide beverages and tacos for operators of the vessel.
by Boats n Moes January 3, 2019
Get the Bow Biscuitmug.