# Shabba Ranks — Dem Bow

Shabba Ranks’s Dem Bow (1990) is No. 4 in our Dancehall ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1990
- **On one list:** Dancehall
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Shabba Ranks](https://waxonia.com/artist/shabba-ranks/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/shabba-ranks--dem-bow/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Dancehall](https://waxonia.com/genre/dancehall/)

Included for what happened next: the Bobby Digital rhythm underneath it was recut in Panama and Puerto Rico until it became the default pulse of reggaeton. One riddim, one hemisphere.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Shabba%20Ranks%20Dem%20Bow) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=HkzEZ_pFORs)

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