(Ifalade) Ocean Bleu and Pink Dewberries

The internet age has brought a new awareness of our individual differences to people who were once surrounded by self-similar populations - in personality and physique. This has been a jarring experience for many, and the result has been a gradual strengthening of the social instincts to both tolerance and hate. From the news it would seem that hate has the edge for the moment, but here are two gorgeous, unapologetically voluptuous women come to liberate legions of outliers to normality from the chains of self-loathing. Their new single 'Thicky Style' is outrageously sensual yet potently philosophical in one effort, and the women behind it are making a whole new cultural movement out of its humanist notions. Independent reporter Blake Wright caught up with Ocean Bleu and Pink Dewberries to talk about the energy behind their music, the team that backs them, and things in store in the near future. - Marquix TV

Ifalade (Ocean Bleu) and Pink Dewberries have come out of the City of Angels to create and perform music that socially, politically and culturally ,means something and says something, focusing on empowerment for everyone. Together they have written and produced a catalog of songs with a hip hop flavor and neo-soul feel. Hot off the press, Ocean Bleu and Pink Dewberries have dropped “Hands Up Breathe”, produced by Sean Ross of Mach 1 for BBO beats. Ocean Bleu and Pink Dewberries are a welcome blast of fresh air, because they are honest, multi-talented, inventive, and they do not look like the diva-girl template. Fact number one; they prove that female hip-hop performers do not need to be slim and fine nor absurdly thuggish. They just need to be real women! Fact number two; crass materialism undermines hip-hop’s power and focus, so on this track, we don’t get ridiculous, materialistic drivel in buckets, but focused, intelligent, and positive lyrics.

In addition, the duo’s videos are about the most visually engaging stuff around. - Jamsphere

In response to the rising number of teen suicides connected to peer pressure and cyberbullying. And in response to the pressure for women to alter their natural beauty to compete with fake, airbrushed images of femininity, Ocean Bleu and Pink Dewberries​ wrote and recorded Thicky Style. Thicky Style is more than a song–it is a movement celebrating unique expressions of life and love. Thicky Style honors each human blueprint as divine perfection and promotes a deep appreciation for diversity. Thicky Style is dedicated especially to young people and women across the globe and celebrates their individual thickness and brilliance on every level. On behalf of Noble Trinity Music label, Ocean Bleu & Pink Dewberries give you, Thicky Style! - Artist Rack

This is one of the most audacious and entertaining music videos we've seen in a long time. It's clever, visually innovative (with cool 3D), and exquisitely bootylicious.' - Akademia Music Awards

"This is the type of music that is responsible for creating paradigm shifts, opening the mind, and exploring different perspectives." "Ocean Bleu and Pink Dewberries deliver a cutting-edge smash a’la Missy Elliot joining together unconventional beats and candid flows while engaging in metaphorical word play. " "If you appreciate positive vibes, or fancy uplifting and empowering lyrical content and still don’t mind dropping it to a couple of hot bars, “Thicky Style” is a must-add to your music playlist." - Glitter and Stillettos

"Ocean Bleu and Pink Dewberries: “Hands Up Breathe” – hits you in the heart and mind" "Ocean Bleu and Pink Dewberries, together with their crew, are making music that has to actually be listened to, not just to focus on the beats or the cadence of the lyrics. They are trying to speak to people with music. What they provide in this track should be what plays on the radio waves." - Independent Music News

Ocean Bleu and Pink Dewberries’ dose of storytelling speaks as much to the mind as it does to the heart. Their rhymes on this track set about to encourage people not only to take more interest in their communities, but also help make them better places, for themselves and future generations; a somber, yet buoyant and inspiring song, with valuable lessons to be taken from it.
Ocean Bleu and Pink Dewberries, together with their crew, are making music that has to actually be listened to, not just to focus on the beats or the cadence of the lyrics. They are trying to speak to people with music. What they provide in this track should be what plays on the radio waves. Unfortunately, it doesn’t.

Nevertheless, the duo lay down rhymes and verses that hit you in the heart and mind. They make you stop and consider the mainstream music and all the negative crap that is put on display nowadays. Pick up a copy and bump it while at home or on a commute somewhere. Then put your “Hands Up Breathe”, free your soul and make the world a better place! - The Music Journel