Artist
Steely & Clevie
Jamaican production duo Wycliffe Johnson and Cleveland Browne who created the Poco Man Jam riddim that became the foundation of the dembow pattern. They revolutionized dancehall with electronic production in the late 80s and early 90s, crafting the bouncy beat for Shabba Ranks' 'Dem Bow' that would lend its name—if not its actual audio—to reggaeton's defining rhythm. Their work laid the groundwork for the digital dancehall revolution that Puerto Rican producers would later adapt and transform. The post-Poco riddim was the rhythmic essence that Dennis "The Menace" Thompson would capture and refine in a Long Island studio, creating the loop that underpins reggaeton.