Comments on: The Tale of Two Americas

By: fountaine

fountaine — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:36:11 +0000

much needed publication! witchdoctor is one of DFs best and the new LP is SAUCY!! check out that song OXYGEN that’s blessed me as well. WHOLE LP FIRE! welcome back EJ. much love

By: Schedule One

Schedule One — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:43:39 +0000

hmmm… well, for one, i dont even think there IS a comparison between these two artists. they both come from two TOTALLY different worlds. one (jay-z) is a major major artist, and the other (witchdoctor) is UNFORTUNATLY a so-called, “nobody”. and the “nobody” gets my vote any day of the week. witchdoctor is a wonderfully talented artist with a lot of sustenance for the head. jay-z, or like i choose to call him, gay-z, is just your everyday dude that really has nothing to say. sure, it’s nice to hear how the “other side” lives, but id rather listen to somebody that hits home anytime, and everytime! jay-z is just another commercial rapper that’s in it for the money yet CLAIMS to be a someone as far as hip hop goes. i know of his history in the game, and ive NEVER been a fan… he’s garbage! the ONLY album from him that even got a FEW listens is the blueprint. other than that… his shit gets thrown away. witchdoctor on the other hand, ive been a fan for YEARS! there’s no denying that what comes out of his mouth is from the heart. just the overall sound of witchdoctor albums sinks straight into your soul… and without that quality… none of it matters… its just a sound. THANK YOU witchdoctor… youve been “on” since you started, and you continue to provide what your fans wanna hear, and, have come to expect. i dont know, im sure im the a**hole here, but there really is NO comparison… not that one’s better than the other, they’re just two TOTALLY different sounds. personally, they shouldnt be on the same blog… sorry big time xxl mag writer, but you’re off on this one. now… to rant and rave… the cheezy dudes talking about downloading the album for free, you should be shot… how can an artist EVER “make it” when people like you guys are pulling those types of stunts. last but not least… im appauled that this guy writes or even post blogs for xxl magazine. your grammer is HORRIBLE! WOW! how can you expect an intelligent person to takes you seriously when your writing is SO bad. man… and to all the guys quoting witchdoctor tracks… CHEEZY! whatever… just another piece of proof that the majority of the hip hop culture is ignorant, and will most likely forever stay this way. it’s yet another sad day down here in florida. GOD I HATE IGNORANCE!

By: Lord Of Kingz

Lord Of Kingz — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:33:32 +0000

I grew up on “A S.W.A.T. Healin’ Ritual” while everybody else was stuck on Reasonable Doubt…It’s a shame really. Just be thankful “The Diary of An American Witchdoctor” so you late bloomers can catch up…

By: Battlecataclysmic

Battlecataclysmic — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:17:06 +0000

‘Bout time Witch got his just due. I’m tired of people being so money conscious that they forget what real life was really all about from the beginning. No wonder the Bible says that “THE LOVE of money is the root of all evil”; there’s nothing wrong with making money if you’ve got the right ATTITUDE. But if you love money more than you love God and more than you love life, you have no future.

Cuz when you die, you can’t take that lil change witch… witch… witchu…

By: D

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:10:28 +0000

sweet jesus someone in the media picked witchdoctor over jay…
the talent over the money
the worker over the manager
the artist over the ..well you get the picture

maybe the worlds gonna be ok after all

By: THE UNDERWRITER

THE UNDERWRITER — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:09:34 +0000

Check that #5 off S.W.A.T. –

“Holy Grounds”

That’s been my shit for years. That’s how I knew that Dungeon was not really paying enough attention to either Witchdoctor or Cool Breeze.

Shout out to Ray Murray, Pat and Rico. DF is still unbeatable, even without a significant hit in the last, um, “few” years. Definitely put Atlanta and The Souf on the map.

Bwoi, deez grounds are hoooley!!

By: Fernando

Fernando — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:31:10 +0000

Damn,

Good look on the Witchdoctor album. SWAT Healin Ritual was a staple in my collection, and I actually bumped it on the freeway the other day while traveling to watch my Ducks BEAT USC. That cat should have a much bigger collection of songs than what he puts out though. He has real MUSICAL skill as well as some interesting rhymes. “It was you / pull the trigger he was through!!”

You dropping the Witchdoctor note is almost as good as NOZ giving props to Mac Mall’s “Untouchable”

By: MIAMI NIGGA

MIAMI NIGGA — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:50:50 +0000

Dam I cant wait to hear both. Witchdoctor was always one of my favorite. I been waiting for him to drop again. Good music is making a comeback!

By: JAYSTONE

JAYSTONE — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:48:54 +0000

Fire why do you constantly think Kingdom come is wack.That1s grow men music that1s why you cannot relate with.At least it`s better than curtis.
AG is the shit.I`km gonna cop it together with that nas new albulm when it drop.nice post Black ice.

By: Vee

Vee — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:48:19 +0000

Cool post.

Off topic:
“I didn’t grow up where the only choice I had in life was to sell heroin to my neighbors.”

Actually I’m tired of this sentiment or idea. Many people repeat this as if it were indeed their only choice. It’s soaked up and believe to be true although history will refute their claims.

Sure some people lived in urban war zones but there are many other choices outside of selling crills, yay, white girl, etc.

So yeah, I’m fan and I appreciated some of the growth and direction of Kingdom Come but the overall execution, simply fell short.

By: chronwell

chronwell — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:46:50 +0000

I like crackhop (for ex.Clipse,Jeezy,USDA, Old Scarface) but Jay dont do it for me. His lyrical excellence and abilty to svengalize a huge fanbase amongst hood ppl and college ppl and George Clooneys is undeniable. Dude is a monster but maybe EJ the Witchdoctor deserves some attention too.I will check for his new joint. I loved the old SWAT Healing Ritual joint.

By: clarknova

clarknova — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:19:22 +0000

Billy, Witchdoctor needs your support. Money’s tight for all of us, but I’ll be buying it. I want to support guys like EJ.

By: Casper

Casper — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:12:37 +0000

Ain’t being a pirate just great?

By: Fire

Fire — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:02:20 +0000

“but still Kingdom Come was better.”
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Are you kidding me? At least AG has awesome beats and better rhymes. Though old Jay is better, AG is WAY WAY better than Kingdom Come. People who liked the record can fool themselves into thinking it went over people’s heads. It didn’t go over mine, I just didn’t like it.

By: Billy X. Sunday

Billy X. Sunday — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:27:29 +0000

nice drop.

*pulls WitchDoctor album link from e-mail*

*starts download*

*daps Jus*

*sparks that green ish*

By: The Infamous Mr. P

The Infamous Mr. P — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:40:52 +0000

its easy to see that rap has gone from the struggle in the streets to the struggle in the suburbs and everywhere else. we’ve become jaded to the game, we roll our eyes when we hear shit for the streets and we smirk at innovation in music like were too good for it or something. i think that the reality of it all is, that marketing schemes for rappers these days are based on how many cds they can sell to white people both here and overseas. like snoop has any business over in europe tryin to solve their gang problem. or increasing sales by promoting a movie with the same title. anyway in the end its up to the streets to decide what makes a cd classic not soundscan and especially not some advertising scheme. the movie hype takes away from the cd, but still kingdome come was better.

By: nine

nine — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:15:42 +0000

finally…an objective writer!…funny b/c i said everything you’re saying the other day…i don’t know why peeps feel that jay can do no wrong…it’s not about hate, it’s called an OPINION…can we agree to disagree and leave it at that!…but yeah…feeling Witchdoctor on this one! rather ride to this than AG all day long!

By: SUN

SUN — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:36:49 +0000

real talk this blog is the best shit that’s ever been posted here

By: thoreauly77

thoreauly77 — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:30:26 +0000

money = god, in america. thought you knew? plus, believing in god is not a prerequisite for morality.

By: Jay Smooth

Jay Smooth — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:58:28 +0000

good post