Witchdoctor (rapper)

This article is about the rapper. For other uses, see Witch doctor (disambiguation).
Witchdoctor
Born March 17, 1975
Origin Atlanta, Georgia
Genres Rap, Hip-hop
Years active 1995–present
Labels Arista, Koch, Williams Street

Erin Johnson, better known as Witchdoctor, is an established member of Atlanta’s Dungeon Family collective which includes members such as Goodie Mob, OutKast, Cee-Lo (originally of Goodie Mob), Big Rube, & many others. Witchdoctor owns and operates his own independent record label, Dezonly1 Records and has released six solo albums and a book of poetry, "The Diary of The American Witchdoctor".

Career

Witchdoctor released his first album (A S.W.A.T. Healin’ Ritual) in 1997 on Interscope Records.[1][2] All of the previous albums crafted by Dungeon Family members were group efforts, while Witchdoctor embarked on the weighty task of releasing the first solo LP by a member of this respected collective. Anchored by the gritty single "Holiday", the album featured several artists from the Dungeon Family such as Cee-Lo, Outkast, Goodie Mob and Cool Breeze. The album features varied content ranging from street life to spirituality and was produced entirely by Organized Noize Productions.

Witchdoctor’s second album was “9th Wonder of the World” and was released as the first album on his label; “Dezonly1." The term Dezonly1, he says, represents an ebonic reference to "god". The 9th Wonder of the World Album features production by Witchdoctor himself as well as guest appearances by Dungeon Family artists Backbone and others. This independent release marked the beginning of Witchdoctor's career as a labelhead. Subsequently, Dezonly1 Records released four other albums, Gumbo Cookin, KING OF THE BEASTS, The God Iz Good Movement, and Escape 2 New York, which are sold around the world exclusively via Myspace.

Discography

Albums

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Stanley, Leo "A S.W.A.T. Healin' Ritual Review", Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2013
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas "Witchdoctor Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2013
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