A 23-year-old riddim just topped the Billboard Global 200. That is the story behind Karol G’s “BbY WOW,” which samples Skatta Burrell’s “Coolie Dance Riddim” and has now carried the Jamaican producer to the very top of one of music’s most competitive global charts.
Karol G made the track alongside Judeline and rusowski, and the combination landed hard. BbY WOW” has crossed 100 million streams on Spotify and is currently sitting at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, meaning this is not just a viral moment but a sustained chart run.
For Skatta Burrell, this is a full-circle moment that few producers get to experience. The “Coolie Dance Riddim” originally dropped in the early 2000s, and the fact that it is now fueling a global hit in 2025 says a lot about the staying power of classic dancehall production.
There is a broader conversation happening here too. Every time a Latin or pop artist reaches back into the dancehall catalog and scores a massive hit, it reopens the debate about credit, compensation, and how the genre’s originators are recognized when their work travels this far.
Skatta Burrell has been vocal in celebrating the achievement, and the dancehall community has largely rallied around the news with genuine pride.
Seeing a riddim from Kingston’s golden era land at the top of a chart that spans every genre and every market is not something that happens every cycle.
What makes this particularly interesting is the generational bridge it creates. Younger listeners discovering “BbY WOW” through Karol G’s fanbase are now getting pulled toward the original riddim, which is exactly the kind of organic discovery that keeps classic sounds alive rather than just sampled and forgotten.
Karol G has built a reputation for pulling from unexpected sonic spaces, and this choice reflects a real ear for what makes a groove feel both fresh and rooted.
The “Coolie Dance Riddim” has that low-end bounce that translates across languages and scenes, which is probably why it worked so well underneath a Spanish-language pop record in 2025.
The numbers keep climbing, and “BbY WOW” shows no sign of slowing down on either the global or US charts.
