Witchdoctor
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| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Genres | Hip hop, Spoken Word |
| Labels | Dez Only 1 |
Witchdoctor born Erin Johnson, is an established member of Atlanta’s Dungeon Family collective which includes members such as Goodie Mob, OutKast, Killer Mike, Big Rube, & many others. Witchdoctor has released three solo albums, one mixtape, and one book, most recently “King of The Beasts”.
Witchdoctor went by another name before Witchdoctor, he got his new name when he was out riding with a friend and was listening to some reggae music and heard the line “Give us back our witch doctor” after that he knew what his name was going to be.
Witchdoctor released his first album (A S.W.A.T. Healin’ Ritual) in 1997 on Interscope Records. The albums featured several artist from the DF such as Cee-Lo, Outkast, and Cool Breeze. The album features varied content ranging from street life to spirituality. The album had two videos; one for Holiday and the other for Heaven Comin’.
Witchdoctor’s second album was “9th Wonder of the World” and was released independently from his own label; “Dez Only 1" names after a song off A S.W.A.T. Healin’ Ritual featuring OutKast.
In 2004, Witchdoctor published a book, “Diary of the American Witch Doctor” A critically acclaimed collection of poetry and prose.
In 2005, Witchdoctor released the mixtape "Gumbo Cookin."
Witchdoctor released his third album “King of the Beasts” in 2006. The albums features the two singles “Best Year” and “King of the Beasts”. Best Year is the first single off, it is also his third video released for Witchdoctor.
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[edit] Discography
- A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual (1998)
- 9th Wonder of the World (2000)
- Gumbo Cookin' (Mixtape) (2005)
- King of the Beasts (2006)
- The God is Good Movment (December 25, 2006)
- Escape To New York (2007)
[edit] Songs Featured On
- By OutKast
- By Goodie Mob
- "The Coming" from Soul Food
- "Greeny Green" from Still Standing
- "God I Wanna Live" from One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
- "What You See" from One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
- By Big Gipp
- "Creeks" from Mutant Mindframe
- By Lumberjacks
- "Git High" from Livin' Life as Lumberjacks
- "Lock N Load" from Livin' Life as Lumberjacks
[edit] Book
Diary of the American Witchdoctor: Vol. 1, 2004 by Erin Johnson (Dez Only 1) ISBN 1-4137-5038-9
[edit] External links
| Dungeon Family |
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| Groups |
| OutKast | Goodie Mob | Organized Noize | P.A. | Earthtone III | The Lumberjacks |
| Members (1st Gen.) |
| Rico Wade | Sleepy Brown | Ray Murray | Andre 3000 | Big Boi | Mr. DJ | Big Gipp | Cee-Lo | Khujo Goodie | T-Mo | Witchdoctor | Big Rube | Backbone | Cool Breeze | Lil' Will | Mello | K.P. | Big Reese |
| Members (2nd Gen.) |
| Killer Mike | Slimm Calhoun | C-Bone | Lil' Brotha | Supa Nate | G-Rock | C-Smooth | Blvd. International | Infinique | Meathead | KED | Mill Gates | J. Pesci | C Syck | Jawz of Life | Bubba Sparxxx | Roscoe | Brino Binks | Malachi |
