Tina Dimples was tearing through “Touch Road” and the crowd was roaring when emcee Nuffy reached for her mic. The onstage moment at Buss Song Sundays in Christiana, Manchester, had fans debating whether the rising dancehall artist had just “styled” the host.
Dimples laughed when asked about it. She said she was caught up in the performance.
“He was trying to take the mike away from me at the height of my performance,” she said. “How him try do that? Mi not even know what take me over, when mi ah perform, is like mi become someone else.”
Some fans online took the exchange as a slight to Nuffy. For Dimples, it came down to the energy in the room. “Touch Road” is one of the songs that helped her win over Jamaica’s hardcore dancehall crowd, and the cheers were still coming as she delivered an uptempo rendition.
Born and raised in Jamaica and now based in Philadelphia, Dimples started singing gospel at 13, inspired by her father, Michael Thomas, who once aspired to a singing career. She switched to dancehall after high school and has since opened for reggae artist Junior Kelly. Her influences range from Lady Saw and Spice to Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson.
She released “Karma Real” in July 2024 and gained further traction in early 2025 with “Rich,” co-produced by her own Dimples Productions. Offstage, she’s spoken out about gender bias in the music business and called for women to be judged on their talent.
Dimples will be back on the mic Sunday at the Pink Panther Birthday Bash as she promotes her latest single, “Cock It Up.”
