Bushido
Background information
Birth name	Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi
Also known as	Sonny Black
Born	September 28, 1978 (1978-09-28) (age 29)
Origin	Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany
Genre(s)	German hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, entertainer, entrepreneur
Years active	1998 to present
Label(s)	ersguterjunge (Sony BMG)
Associated acts	Baba Saad, Eko Fresh, Chakuza, King Orgasmus One, Fler
Website	http://www.kingbushido.de

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Early life

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Bushido was born to a Tunisian father, whom he never came to know, and a German mother, with whom he grew up in the Tempelhof district of former West Berlin. He left school early, the German Gymnasium, and accumulated a criminal record for drug possession and vandalism. A judge ordered him to attend vocational training as a painter or face a jail term. During this training he met future Aggro Berlin partner Fler. The Tempelhof town hall - due to the merger with Schöneberg now without a mayor Tempelhof was a borough of the city of Berlin that was united with Schöneberg in 2001 to form the Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough. ... Boroughs of West Berlin West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ... A gymnasium (pronounced with or, in Swedish, as opposed to ) is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English Grammar Schools and U.S. High Schools. ... Aggro Berlin is an independent German hip-hop record label. ... Fler (born Patrick Decker), aka Frank White, is a Gangsta rapper from Berlin, Germany. ...

Musical career

In 1999 he began his musical career as a rapper. His first release was on the Frauenarzt-Tape with King Orgasmus One for "I Luv Money Records". Soon he released his first tape King of KingZ. This led to him moving to a new label Aggro Berlin, where he worked with Sido, B-Tight, and Fler. The album was later released on CD in 2003 as King of KingZ (Digital Remastered) and in 2004 as the King of KingZ 2004 Edition with some remixes. In 2002 he released the album Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten under his pseudonym, Sonny Black (arguably in the same manner as Eminem), in which he worked with Fler. The name would appear to be a nod towards his American musical influence; in that country, Sonny Black was the mafia nickname of notorious Bonanno crime family mobster Dominick Napolitano. In 2003 he released the solo album Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline. It was an enormous success for what was still basically an underground release. This article is about the year. ... Manuel Romeike, known by his stage name King Orgasmus One, is a rapper and porn producer from Germany, Berlin. ... I Luv Money Records is the Label of the german rapper King Orgasmus One. ... King of KingZ is a Demo by Bushido. ... Aggro Berlin is an independent German hip-hop record label. ... Sido is the stage name of the Berlin rapper Paul Würdig (born November 30, 1980),an artist whose work is released by the German record label, Aggro Berlin. ... B-Tight (born Robert Edward Davis), aka „Der Neger“, „Bobby“, „Bobby Dick“, is a Gangsta rapper from Berlin, Germany. ... Fler (born Patrick Decker), aka Frank White, is a Gangsta rapper from Berlin, Germany. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten (Carlo, Coke, Hoookers) is a compilation album by German rappers Bushido (alias Sonny Black) and Fler (alias Frank White). ... A pseudonym (Greek: , pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons legal name. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ... This article is about the criminal society. ... The Bonanno crime family is one of the Five Families that controls organized crime activities in New York City, USA, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia (or Cosa Nostra). ... External links An Archetypal Mob Trial: Its Just Like in the Movies, The New York Times, May 23, 2004. ...

Because of artistic differences regarding his future solo career, he left his label, Aggro Berlin, in the summer of 2004 and was taken under contract by Urban/Universal. In 2004, together with DJ Ilan, he produced a remix of the industrial metal group Rammstein's song Amerika. In October 2004 he released his third album Electro Ghetto which reached number six on the German charts. On April 4, 2005 he released his fourth LP in two and half years, Carlo Cokxxx Nutten II, once again using his alter ego Sonny Black and working with Baba Saad (his cousin) in replacement of Fler. At the beginning of September, his new LP was released. The name of it is Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück (meaning From the Skyline back to the Curb) It contains no features and the Singles are: Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück (which was released at the 18th of August), Sonnenbank Flavour (which was released at the 27th of October) and Janine (which will be released at the 9th of February). The Sampler "Vendetta" was released the 1st of December. It features artists who are signed to his Label "Ersguterjunge". The only single of the Sampler is called Vendetta and features Bushido, Eko Fresh and Chakuza. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ... Industrial metal is a musical genre which draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal music. ... For other uses, see Ramstein. ... Electro Ghetto is the second solo album of German rapper Bushido. ... is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Baba Saad (November 26, 1985 in Beirut, Lebanon), born Saad Al-Haddad (Arabic: سعد الحداد ), is a German rapper of Lebanese heritage. ... Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück is the fourth album by Bushido. ... Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück is the fourth album by Bushido. ...

In the winter of 2004/2005, he played a central role in a dispute with the rapper Eko Fresh and also made the song "FLERräter" against his former colleague at Aggro Berlin Fler (a play on the word Verräter, which means traitor). Ekrem Bora (born September 3, 1983 in Mönchengladbach) better known as Eko Fresh and also known as Elektro Eko is a German rapper of Turkish descent. ...

Bushido won an ECHO(German music award) as the "Best Live Act" and a MTV Europe Music Award in the category best German Act in 2006. In 2007 he won another ECHO-award as best hip hop/rap artist. Look up echo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Bushido's admirers include both immigrants and Germans, which has drawn caution and criticism in Germany. He is often criticized in the media for his allegedly sexist, nationalist and racist lyrics and for refusing to reject some of his controversial fans. However, some point to his partial North African ethnicity and collaboration with minority artists, like Azad, Eko Fresh, and Cassandra Steen, as evidence Bushido is not racist. The Controversy was magnified by the line: "salutiert, steht stramm, ich bin der Leader wie A" (salute, stand to attention, I am the leader like A). The A is interpreted by many as referring to Adolf Hitler. According to Bushido "salutiert, steht stramm, ich bin der Leader" is a citation from a rap by Azad and A stands for Azad, who often calls himself A. Bushido also called this a "welcome chance to provoke" ("eine willkommene Provokationsmöglichkeit").^[1] Azad Azadpour (born January 1, 1974 in Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran), better known as Azad, is a rapper. ... Ekrem Bora (born September 3, 1983 in Mönchengladbach) better known as Eko Fresh and also known as Elektro Eko is a German rapper of Turkish descent. ... Cassandra Steen (born February 9, 1980 in Ostfildern-Ruit, Baden-Württemberg) is an Afro-German singer, also known as lead singer of the band Glashaus. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Azad Azadpour (born January 1, 1974 in Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran), better known as Azad, is a rapper. ...

More legal trouble found its way into his life following a party in Linz, Austria on July 30, 2005. Upon discovery that his tires had been slashed, he and two of his bodyguards were involved in a physical altercation with a 19 year old Austrian male from Linz, who was left with severe head injuries. Bushido blames the victim for damaging all tires of his BMW 7 Series. Bushido spent 15 days (August 3rd-18th) in jail before being released on €100,000 bail. He ended up paying 20,000 Euro to the Austrian government and another 1,000 Euro to the victim. The Poestlingberg church in Linz. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word bail as a legal term means: Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that persons appearance for trial. ...

Bushido also garnered some press coverage when his record company, Universal Music Group, sued EMI over an alleged copyright violation that derived from similarities between the cover of Deutschland Gib Mir Ein Mic and Music Is My Savior, an album by American rapper MIMS.^[2] Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Kensington in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York. ... Music Is My Savior is the debut album from EMI/Capitol artist Mims (a backronym of Music Is My Savior). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

His latest album, "7" will be released on August 31st, 2007 in Germany. As of August 24th, "7" has already pre-sold 100,000 copies in Germany, making it a gold record. ^[3] The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ...

Discography

Solo albums

• 1998 - 030 (with King Orgasmus & Vader)
• 1999 - Demotape
• 2001 - King of KingZ
• 2003 - Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline ("From the curb to the skyline")
• 2004 - Electro Ghetto
• 2005 - Staatsfeind Nr. 1 ("Public enemy Nr. 1")
• 2006 - Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück ("From the skyline back to the curb")
• 2007 - 7

See also: 1998 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 // 1998 - The single Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls sets a new hot 100 airplay record, 18 weeks at number one. ... Manuel Romeike, known by his stage name King Orgasmus One, is a rapper and porn producer from Germany, Berlin. ... See also: 1999 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1999 Record labels established in 1999 // January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. ... See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 // January 1 Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues Hum disbands. ... King of KingZ is a Demo by Bushido. ... See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline is the first solo album by Bushido. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels established in 2004 2000s in music. ... Electro Ghetto is the second solo album of German rapper Bushido. ... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... Staatsfeind Nr. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück is the fourth album by Bushido. ... See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... 7 is the fifth studio album of German rapper Bushido. ...

Compilation albums

• 2002 - Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten (Under his pseudonym Sonny Black with Fler alias Frank White)
• 2002 - Aggro Ansage Nr. 1 (with Sido & B-Tight)
• 2003 - Aggro Ansage Nr. 2 (with Sido & B-Tight)
• 2003 - Aggro Ansage Nr. 3 (with Sido & B-Tight)
• 2006 - Bushido präsentiert ersguterjunge Sampler Vol. 1 - Nemesis
• 2005 - Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten 2 (Sonny Black with Baba Saad)
• 2006 - Bushido präsentiert ersguterjunge Sampler Vol. 2 - Vendetta

See also: 2002 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2002 Record labels established in 2002 // 2002 was marked by significant trends in rock music. ... Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten (Carlo, Coke, Hoookers) is a compilation album by German rappers Bushido (alias Sonny Black) and Fler (alias Frank White). ... A pseudonym (Greek: , pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons legal name. ... Fler (born Patrick Decker), aka Frank White, is a Gangsta rapper from Berlin, Germany. ... See also: 2002 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2002 Record labels established in 2002 // 2002 was marked by significant trends in rock music. ... Sido is the stage name of the Berlin rapper Paul Würdig (born November 30, 1980),an artist whose work is released by the German record label, Aggro Berlin. ... B-Tight (born Robert Edward Davis), aka „Der Neger“, „Bobby“, „Bobby Dick“, is a Gangsta rapper from Berlin, Germany. ... See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... Carlo, Cokxx, Nutten 2 is the seccession of Carlo, Cokxxx, Nutten and the second album by Bushido (aka Sonny Black) and on this album is Baba Saad the second partner. ... Baba Saad (November 26, 1985 in Beirut, Lebanon), born Saad Al-Haddad (Arabic: سعد الحداد ), is a German rapper of Lebanese heritage. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ...

Singles

• 2004 - "Electro Ghetto"
• 2004 - "Nie wieder" ("Never ever")
• 2005 - "Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt" (feat. Cassandra Steen) ("The hope dies last")
• 2005 - "Schmetterling" ("Butterfly")
• 2005 - "Nie ein Rapper" (Sonny Black & Baba Saad) ("Never been a rapper")
• 2005 - "Worldwide"
• 2005 - "Endgegner" ("Final enemy")
• 2006 - "Augenblick" ("The moment")
• 2006 - "Gheddo" (Eko Fresh feat. Bushido)
• 2006 - "Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück" ("From the skyline back to the curb")
• 2006 - "Sonnenbank Flavour" ("Sunbed flavour")
• 2006 - "Vendetta" (with Chakuza & Eko Fresh)
• 2007 - "Janine"
• 2007 - "Eure Kinder" (Chakuza feat. Bushido) ("Your children")
• 2007 - "Alles Verloren!" ("Everything lost")

See also: 2004 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels established in 2004 2000s in music. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels established in 2004 2000s in music. ... Nie wieder (eng. ... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt (Hopes dies last), is the third single (features Cassandra Steen) of rappper Bushidos album Electro Ghetto. ... Cassandra Steen (born February 9, 1980 in Ostfildern-Ruit, Baden-Württemberg) is an Afro-German singer, also known as lead singer of the band Glashaus. ... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... Baba Saad (November 26, 1985 in Beirut, Lebanon), born Saad Al-Haddad (Arabic: سعد الحداد ), is a German rapper of Lebanese heritage. ... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... Ekrem Bora (born September 3, 1983 in Mönchengladbach) better known as Eko Fresh and also known as Elektro Eko is a German rapper of Turkish descent. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... See also: 2006 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 Ti // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... Peter Pangerl (February 22, 1981 in Linz, Austria), better known as Chakuza, is an Austrian rapper. ... See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ...

Notes

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External links

• Germany's Rap Music Veers Toward the Violent, New York Times, August 8, 2005
• (German)Official Homepage
• (Polish)Polish FanPage about Bushido