23Thierno is a young Dominican dembow, Latin trap, and urban artist born in 2001 in Santo Domingo who participates in the genre-blending tendencies of his generation, combining the rhythmic intensity of Dominican dembow with the melodic and atmospheric qualities of Latin trap. The name itself — suggesting a combination of numeric identity and African heritage — reflects the multicultural influences that shape young Dominican artists in the twenty-first century. His music is part of the generational shift in Dominican urban music toward a sound that absorbs trap, drill, and other international urban influences while retaining the Caribbean rhythmic core that makes Dominican dembow distinctive. 23Thierno represents the next wave of Dominican artists redefining the boundaries of the genre.