Bushido Net Worth

What is Bushido's Net Worth?

Bushido is a German rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $9 million. Bushido has released such albums as "Electro Ghetto," "Staatsfeind Nr. 1," "Heavy Metal Payback," and "Sonny Black," and he also co-founded the independent German hip hop label ersguterjunge. He is notorious for his far-right views and lyrics that include misogyny, homophobia, and antisemitism, as well as for his frequent sampling of other artists' works without their consent.

Early Life and Education

Bushido, whose real name is Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, was born on September 28, 1978 in Bonn, West Germany to a German mother and a Tunisian father. When Bushido was three years old, his father left the family, and he subsequently grew up with his brother in West Berlin. He attended two gymnasiums before dropping out in the 11th grade.

Career Beginnings

Bushido was involved in petty crime as a youth and was arrested for drug possession and property damage. He was introduced to the world of hip hop through rapper Fler, whom he met while doing vocational training in exchange for a jail term. Later, Bushido met rapper Vader, with whom he formed the duo Search & Defeat in early 1998. They eventually added King Orgasmus One and became a trio called the 030 Squad. In the early 2000s, Bushido, King Orgasmus One, and Bass Sultan Hengzt formed the group Berlins Most Wanted. Meanwhile, Bushido released his debut demo tape as a solo artist, "King of KingZ," in 2001.

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Studio Albums

In 2002, Bushido collaborated with Fler on their first studio album, "Carlo Cokxxx Nutten." On the album, released through the label Aggro Berlin, Bushido used the alias Sonny Black and Fler used the alias Frank White. Bushido went on to release his debut solo studio album, "Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline," in 2003. The album became highly controversial for its lyrics involving sexism and violence. Bushido had his commercial breakthrough with his second solo album, "Electro Ghetto," which came out in 2004 on the new independent label ersguterjunge, co-founded by Bushido and D-Bo. The album reached number six on the German charts. In the spring of 2005, Bushido released "Carlo Cokxxx Nutten II," a collaborative album with Baba Saad. Later in the year, he released the solo album "Staatsfeind Nr. 1." Bushido released his fourth solo album, "Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück," in 2006. The album went Platinum in Germany but later caused legal issues for sampling other artists' songs without their consent.

Bushido released his fifth solo album, "7," in 2007. He followed that with "Heavy Metal Payback" in 2008. In 2009, Aggro Berlin shut down after the departure of Fler, and Bushido and Fler went on to record the collaborative album "Carlo Cokxxx Nutten 2" for ersguterjunge. In 2010, Bushido released three different versions of his seventh solo album, "Zeiten ändern dich," which served as the soundtrack album to his film of the same name. Also that year, he brought Berlins Most Wanted back together and the group released a self-titled album. In 2011, Bushido released two studio albums: his tenth solo album, entitled "Jenseits von Gut und Böse," and "23," a collaborative album with Sido. The next year, he released his 11th solo album, "AMYF," which topped the charts in Germany. Bushido followed that with "Sonny Black" in 2013. In 2015, he collaborated on the album "CLA$$IC" with Shindy. Bushido's subsequent solo albums included "Black Friday," "Mythos," "Sonny Black II," and "König für immer." He also collaborated on "Carlo Cokxxx Nutten 4" with Animus.

Controversies

Bushido is a highly controversial figure due to his far-right views and illicit behavior. His rap lyrics have been widely denounced for being misogynistic, homophobic, antisemitic, and violent. In early 2013, he drew more controversy when he tweeted "Free Palestine" with a map of the Middle East on which Israel was erased. Other controversies have been related to violent behavior, such as when Bushido assaulted a 19-year-old Austrian man in 2005 for allegedly slashing his car's tires. Bushido spent 15 days in jail for the incident and paid both the Austrian courts and the victim.

Beyond his far-right extremism, allegedly hateful lyrics, and connections to organized crime, Bushido has gotten into legal trouble for copyright infringement, namely by sampling other artists' songs without their consent. He has been accused of this by such artists as Dimmu Borgir, Antimatter, Dark Sanctuary, and Nox Arcana. In 2010, Bushido was convicted in Germany for this activity and was ordered to stop the sales of the concerned albums and singles featuring unlicensed samples. Moreover, he was told to recall and destroy all unsold copies.

Personal Life

In 2012, Bushido married German model Anna-Maria Lewe. They have seven children, including twins and triplets, and reside in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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