JOE’s Tombola of Truth with Dublin rapper Lethal Dialect

"Hotlip in a packet of Meanies."

Next up on the JOE Tombola of Truth are Irish rapper Lethal Dialect. His album 1988 was critically acclaimed and he's made a big impact in the UK playing shows with Damien Dempsey and Maverick Sabre. Lethal Dialect plays The Academy in Dublin on December 5 (buy tickets here). He spun the dreaded Tombola of Truth with us this week and he was certainly value for money. Read it below. JOE: Your favourite pub in Ireland? LD: Downey’s in cabra. Everyone says their local has the nicest pint of stout but i’ve had in friends from all over who can attest to this. JOE: What do you have in your pockets? LD: Me hands and about a fivers worth of lint. JOE: Have you ever tried to give up something you love? What happened? LD: I’ve felt like giving up making music once or twice, but in the words of Damien Dempsey, it wasn’t ready to give me up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIrmW7iOMN8 JOE: Best/worst chat-up line... LD: I like that dress. Is that girlfriend material? I’ve never used it. JOE: The app on your phone that you use the least? LD: Technically a feature of an app: The alarm clock. JOE: Three essential travel items you always pack... LD: Runners, a plug adapter, more runners.

Crushed grapes

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JOE: What's your favourite movie and why? LD: Anything by Christopher Nolan. Cerebral and complex. Off top I would say The Prestige. JOE: Describe Ireland in three words? LD: Home, rain, music. JOE: What's the strangest thing that you've ever seen? LD: A Hotlip in a packet of Meanies. JOE: Describe the colour yellow to a blind person? LD: It's what you imagine the feeling of sunshine on your face to look like… Jayzis that’s deep. JOE: What’s your go-to joke? LD: I'd love to make a joke about sodium, but Na. JOE: How do you like your tea? LD: A very specific shade of Pantone tan. JOE: Imagine we meet in a lift - would you prefer I pretend not to know you? Or tell you how much I love your work? LD: I’ll take the compliment, it might inspire me to write something that day. JOE: What’s the most Irish-sounding town you’ve ever been to? LD: Ma'am. JOE: If you hadn’t made it doing what you do, what would you be at? LD: I haven’t made it in that sense, but I would probably be finishing off the science degree. JOE: What’s the one thing you wished you didn’t do? LD: Regrets are for Instagram quotes!

Days in the east @albertolora_photo

A photo posted by @lethaldialect1988 on Nov 17, 2015 at 12:53pm PST

JOE: The most "rock n roll' moment of your career? LD: Walking into Trafalgar Square with the tri-colour, ready to perform for a couple of thousand people. JOE: What is the capital of Venezuela? (Don't Google) LD: Caracas! Shouts to my Venezuelan friend Ricky, he only told me the other day! JOE: How did you end up following your favourite team? LD: The oul lad is a Chelsea fan and always had the matches on when I was starting to take an interest in the days of Gianfranco Zola, Gianlucca Vialli, Roberto Di Matteo... ‘Nuff said.