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Lenky's handclap-heavy groove soundtracked three major hits in the summer of '03 and helped dancehall cement its U.S. takeover. This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles ...

The entire genre of reggaeton is built on a single beat, a syncopated but militaristic drum pattern known as the dembow riddim. Over the past few decades, reggaeton has emerged from a regional Spanish ...