Slight Motif Issue II

Issue No.2

Confession Box More confessions in this month's issue.

Sean X Â Yang Theory

Mercy Adrea Fashion Blogger

Tobi Irein Photographer

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SEAN X

YANG THEORY

WE CATCH UP WITH SEAN X BEFORE THE RELEASE OF HIS NEW MIXTAPE 'COLOURED VOICES'. HE TAKES US THROUGH EVERY SONG, DETAILING HIS WRITING PROCESS AND INSPIRATIONS.

WE SIT DOWN WITH 3/4 OF YANG THEORY PODCAST. THE GIRLS TALK TO US ABOUT THEIR JOURNEY SO FAR WITH THE PODCAST.

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TOBI IREIN, PHOTOGRAPHER THIS MONTH WE SHINE A LIGHT ON ONE OF IRELAND'S UP AND COMING PHOTOGRAPHERS, SHOWING YOU SOME OF HIS WORKS.

XV MERCY ADREA MEET MERCY. DUBLIN BASED FASHION BLOGGER MERCY ADREA IS DOING BITS IN THE BLOGGING WORLD.

XIX CONFESSION BOX LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRASH, MALES AND FEMALES. CAN YOU GUESS WHO THE PERSON CONFESSING IS BY USING THE CLUES PROVIDED. MAKE SURE YOU TAG OR @ THEM.

Sean X:

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From performing at Electric Picnic, to dropping his new mixtape. Sean X has had a great 2017.

Coloured Voices Out Now Sean breaks down the tracks on his debut mixtape.

DREAMCHASER "On this track I talk about what my dreams mean to me and why it means so much. I just want to be able to create a platform my siblings can use when they are ready to chase their dream, it's my job."

BRAVE "This song is my baby!!! Worked on it for almost 2 years now, my bro Tunde Esho can testify to this. Definitely the song I hold closest to my heart. It's about a young

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french girl named Brave. The most beautiful girl you’ll ever see, heads turn when she walks by, girls wanna be her, and guys wanna see her, but the problem is, like an Elephant her insecurities were to big to ignore. She hurts the ones that love her and loves the ones that hurt her. The story gives you an insight on who brave is and her story."

CRY "This is song was the beginning of Sean X . the X in my name is a constant reminder to always stay focused with music. also like in maths X can represent anything i like to call my Genre X. I share my personal experience of heartbreak."

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DRAINED (ON & ON ) "I was bitter as f*ck writing this track.

As in I tried seeing this girl, things were going so good but one thing that was slowly ruining it was the lack of effort but not from me. I tried everything I could to make it work. I touch on some of the problems. The girl that it's about probably won't know it's about her. I made it very easy for the person to know that I am scared to write about my personal sh*t. I like to be transparent with my art. I was slightly bitter writing this song so forgive me."

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"This was a fun track. I tried something different yet familiar. I talk about my hopes and dreams. Time is no ones friend unless you’re doctor strange. So its so easy to just adapt to the pace and forget that sometimes we gotta take in the moment or better yet create the moment for ourselves."

TIPTOE "My fave!

I remember making the first Tiptoe beat on my laptop when Tunde Esho was leaving my house and finished it by the time he got to his destination. He definitely took it lightly at first until we decided to revamp it with Supersilly‘s Solbas and Precious."

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Tobi Irien Photography Dublin, Ireland www.olutobii.myportfolio.com

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Tobi Irien Photography Dublin, Ireland www.olutobii.myportfolio.com

Yang Theory

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"ECCENTRIC BLACK IRISH LADIES PODCASTING THEIR OPINIONS ON ISSUES THAT MATTER AND ONES THAT DON'T."

INTRODUCING YANG THEORY PODCAST: Let us tell you the origin story of Yang Theory. We sit down with one of our 'Top Ten Content Creators on Twitter' from last month's issue. The girls run a podcast discussing various topics ranging from racism, to micro-aggression in the work place to how well black people are integrated in the Irish community.

Origin "We were loving the new podcasts coming out of Ireland in the black community. It was nice to see our friends doing such cool things but the black Irish podcast community was heavily populated by guys.

Ayo Esther thought it would be cool to get together an all girl group of panelists. We linked up on twitter as we were all quite active on twitter, and if you've noticed, we tweet just as we speak on the podcast, honestly, brazenly and unfiltered. We got together, had a chat and made it happen."

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Why Yang Theory?

"Coming up with a name was far more difficult than we imagined, we went through a few names at the beginning. One of them being "that's what she said" which we loved but had to let go of because it was already the name of another podcast. Our actual name though, we enjoy the speculation of what people think it means so we're going to keep that going for a while longer. We might delve into it in the future but for now, the mystery and speculation is entertaining."

If you've not heard any episode of Yang's yet you're missing out.

Listen to their podcast on Soundcloud and make sure you follow them on twitter for updates.

The Journey So Far "So far, it's been a learning curve, we've being able to learn about ourselves and each other, we've learned a little bit more about elevating the quality of our production and overall how to work with each other especially when we have opposing views or ideologies."

Future "For the future, we're hoping to expand our audience, diversify our topics and content and overall just kick ass."

Soundcloud: @yangtheorypodcast Twitter: @yangtheorypod

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Meet Mercy Besides being a Law and Business student, Mercy Adrea is a Dublin based Blogger and Entrepreneur. She firmly established herself as a digital influencer starting with Facebook and then gradually entered the Instagram scene about a year ago. Her social platforms have invited a plethora of people from around the world with a highly-engaged audience that relishes in her creative expression and humble journeys in the Fashion blogging world.

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Looking at her work, Mercy has embraced glamourous, sexy, fun but most importantly affordable clothing that takes into consideration her audience who tend to be students. She also uses her diverse skill set to work and collaborate with upcoming brands such as Afro-Dite and people that busk in the fashion and creative industry. Her effortless comfortability in front of the lens has enabled her to captivate audiences in a regal manner that’s both edgy and unique.

Find out more about Mercy's work on her blogging website: itsmercya.wordpress.com Follow her on Instagram @mercyadrea

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CONFESSION BOX "I think I have a baby out there. So there was this girl I was having sex with and I was doing the maths and it adds up. The worst part was that she said she had the pill when I was nutting in her. And the reason we ended was because I couldn't commit to being exclusive and now some other guy is being the dad. I'm lowkey not mad because I'm not ready to be a dad which is why I have never confronted her."

Bio: 27 year old African Booty Warrior Possible Daddy

CONFESSION BOX "I'm in a situationship with my boys little sister. We're just fucking, no strings. She even helps me pull. But I want to tell him but she doesn't want that.

She said it'll end if I tell him. So I'm stuck in between my boys loyalty or the best sex of my life."

Bio: 26 year old Bad guy with good intentions Accountant

CONFESSION BOX "I let this guy take me out.

He treats me right and naturally I start to fall for him. However when the time comes to do the bad ting man offs his pants and his

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d*ck is small. I'm shooketh but I allow it still, thinking he’ll know how to use it.

When man enters, he turns out to be a 3 pump chump and finishes before I can even register it. After that event, I start to distance myself from him. Two weeks later, I'm with another guy.

Left him on seen till this day."

Bio: 21 year old 5 ft nothing Studies Science

CONFESSION BOX "While I was with my ex, there was this guy that really liked me and I liked him too. So to get with him, I sparked a fight between

asked that we take a break.

During this break, I did everything but have sex with the guy. When I was satisfied, I apologised to my boyfriend and we got back together. Even worse, the guy I was with during the break was my friends younger brother. " Bio: NUIG Student 21 Year Old Christian

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me and my boyfriend and

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