dembow 

Slang in reggaeton for beat. The reggaeton rhythm or beat.

Dembow: Éste tipo de música (reggaeton) El Ritmo. (Lorna - Papi Chulo "suavemente you con el dembow...").

dembow by h0mi December 28, 2005

dembow 

A rhythm or "beat" that defines virtually ALL reggaetón music. It is known for its 4-on-the-floor beat and bold intermediate snares that makes reggaetón music instantly recognizable.

The word dembow actually originated from a track called "Dem Bow," sung by Shabba Ranks and produced by Bobby Digital. The song featured the Poco Man Jam Riddim (which was based on a song by the same name produced by Steely and Clevie), which has the distinct beat that all reggaetón music is made of. Funnily enough, even though the rhythm itself was the same, the riddim itself rarely actually turns up in reggaetón music. Instead, another riddim called the Pounder Riddim, which was produced by Panamanian musician Dennis "The Menace" Thompson.

It had the same rhythmic sound as the Poco Man Jam Riddim but used different drum sounds and was intended for use with Nando Boom's "Ellos Benia." It was THIS riddim that has been sampled, recycled, chopped up, and reused over and over in almost all of reggaetón music to date. It could be argued that no other sample has been resampled more and has had such a lasting afterlife than the Pounder Riddim over 30 years later. Even if the riddim isn't directly resampled, reggaetón producers will almost always recreate the sound using similar drums and arrangements.

"Bailando sexy le doy el dembow, dembow!
Ella le encanta como le algo y le doy dembow, dembow!"

—Chorus to Wisin & Yandel's "Llamé pa' Verte"

Translates roughly to how a woman is dancing sexy and the singer gives her dembow (dembow meaning reggaetón music, the rhythm, beat, vibe, etc.)

dembow by TheLumpyPumpkin September 17, 2022

dembow 

The music Dembow is a genre that originated in the Dominican Republic , which was developed by the mid- 1990s Although this type of music boomed in the 2010s, it's influenced by much earlier genres of Rap and Hip Hop. :) REBT

Dembow is used as Dominican Republic's own expression of Hip Hop, Rap, Reggae & Reggaeton :) REBT

dembow by RamonEBT January 23, 2016

dembow 

In Puerto Rican rap slang, something really great. Also, a fine woman.

Dembow, dale dembow.

dembow by diatrevolo November 9, 2003

dembow 

jamaican slang that means they're gays or homosexuals. separating, dem for them,and bow for gay.

nando boom - dembow, panama rerggae song, popular in erarly 90's, and the song that has the original beat that actual reggaeton uses

dembow by yoyobanton November 3, 2013

debowed 

To be stolen from in a ghetto manner (often used as an exclamation)

Yo, you just got DEBOWED!
(emphasis on the "oooh")

debowed by Debow October 8, 2008

Debows Goes 

Kevin Debow was catfished by his friend and sent him a dick pic. He held his fingers on his dick with his index and middle finger on top and his thumb on bottom. When you hear someone say “Debows Goes,” you must mimic the hand gesture the same way kevin did it. The last one to do it is gay with kevin debow.

“Debows goes” said David

“Oh shit, Dom did it last, he’s gay with Kevin Debow” said Chris

“Fuck me” said Dom

Debows Goes by alfred1232 February 1, 2018