Pinchers is a celebrated Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist whose smooth vocal style and catchy melodies made him one of the genre’s most recognizable voices in the late 1980s and 1990s. Born Delroy Thompson in Jamaica, he earned the nickname “Pinchers” from his fondness for Kentucky Fried Chicken’s popular “pincher” wings, but it was his singing talent that made the name famous across the Caribbean and beyond. He emerged on the music scene during the digital dancehall era, a time when reggae was embracing new rhythms and production techniques, and quickly established himself as a hitmaker.