Witchdoctor’s return from hip-hop oblivion is one of the great comeback stories of the year. The Atlanta rapper was once a footnote in the Dungeon Family saga, having released a critically-acclaimed debut — 1998’s A S.W.A.T. Healin’ Ritual — that sold wood. But he then recorded a series of mystical, idiosyncratic albums, sold them through his MySpace page, and drew the attention of Williams Street Records, a by-product of Turner Entertainment’s Cartoon Network and cult favorite Adult Swim.
Now, Witchdoctor is dropping a new album, Diary of an American Witchdoctor, that collects prime cuts from his MySpace era. It drops October 9. And he’ll hit college campuses for a brief tour in look of those brain-fried Adult Swim fans. He’ll have some help, including headliner and chief rocker Ghostface Killah and fellow Dungeon Family alum Khujo Goodie (who self-released his Mercury album with Koch Distribution in July).
The track listing for Diary of an American Witchdoctor and the tour dates are below.
- 1. “God Iz Good”
- 2. “Just Like You”
- 3. “Suicide Bomber”
- 4. “Spell on Them Hoes”
- 5. “Treasure Chest”
- 6. “Cream of Da Crop”
- 7. “The Barrel”
- 8. “Dezonly1 Part 2”
- 9. “Part of Ya Brain”
- 10. “Best Year”
- 11. “Semi-Automatic”
- 12. “Prayer Call”
- 13. “Oxygen”
- 14. “Are You Happy There”
- 15. “Jake Got Ya Body”
- 16. “King of the Beasts”
- 17. “Wonderful God”
- 18. “Mercy”
And here are the tour dates:
- 10/01: State University of New York State, Albany, NY
- 10/03: University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
- 10/05: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
- 10/06: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- 10/07: University of Maryland, College Park, MD
- 10/09: American University, Washington, DC
- 10/10: Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
- 10/11: University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
- 10/14: University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- 10/16: UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
- 10/17: University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ
- 10/19: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
www.myspace.com/ejthewitchdoctor
