Bushido: Farewell Tour, Family Life, and the 'Mayor' of Grünwald

It was all supposed to be good. That's the title of his big farewell tour, at least. And if you've seen Bushido lately, you'd think: yeah, it's all going pretty well. While the 47-year-old is taking one last lap around the country with his "Alles wird gut - Tour 2026" and reflecting on his career, he's also planning his next act – and it's not playing out on stage, but in a $55 million mansion in Grünwald, an exclusive enclave on the outskirts of Munich. You can't really get a bigger contrast to the big-city smog of "Berlin".

From the Uber Arena to the living room: The final act begins

The days of rapping about the feeling of "Times Change You" are well and truly over. These days, it's all about changing nappies and being a role model. On stage at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, where he played to 9,000 fans in January, he made it clear: "This isn't a marketing gimmick, this is goodbye." And then came that one moment that really symbolises the artist's transformation: during "Papa" he brought his twelve-year-old daughter Leyla on stage. It used to be insults for Claudia Roth, now it's family sentimentality with phone lights – and somehow, it works.

But the bloke, whose real name is Anis Ferchichi, wouldn't be Bushido if he didn't make headlines every time he stepped outside. While Munich politics was warming up for the 2026 local elections, a little town in the commuter belt provided the political highlight of the year. In Grünwald, his new adopted home, the rapper reportedly floated himself as a mayoral candidate. The result? Three votes. But here's the kicker: that was still enough to beat football legend Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Clearly, different rules apply in Grünwald – and the fans are having a good laugh about it.

The setlist of a life: Between "Stress Without Reason" and housework

If you want to catch him live one more time, you'll need to get a move on. The tour runs until March, and it's a big one. It's not just a pure rap show; it's a trip down memory lane. Of course, the classic "Times Change You" is on the setlist, as is "Electrofaust" from the landmark album "From the Pavement to the Skyline". Fans get to vote on their requests, and the setlist reads like a who's who of German gangsta rap.

The setlist highlights at a glance:

• The old-school anthems: "Berlin", "Tempelhofer Junge" and "Sonnenbank Flavour" bring the Aggro-Berlin era back to life.
• The collaboration bangers: "Panamera Flow" and "Stress ohne Grund" (which was banned for years) are absolute musts live.
• The family encore: Things get sentimental with "Papa", "Familie" and "Für immer jung" – complete with childhood photos on the big screen.

Bushido Zho: Namesake or model for the future?

While the German Bushido is calling it a day, another one is making waves online. If you search the trends for Bushido Zho, you won't find the Berliner, but a 26-year-old Russian named Joas Maskurov. He's currently making a name for himself in the trap scene with tracks like "GLOCK17" (feat. Yanix) and is even getting involved in e-sports tournaments. Coincidence? Not quite. It shows that the name "Bushido" has long since become a brand – tough, untouchable, international. While one is leaving the stage, others are entering the global stage. But back to the original.

"Alles wird gut" – or will it?

The tour is underway, the mansion in Grünwald is moved into, and things seem to be on an even keel privately with Anna-Maria. In fact, the opposite is true: the pair are reportedly planning kids number nine and ten – via a surrogate in the USA. Now that's a statement. So if anyone thought the hype around Bushido was over, they'd be wrong. It's just getting more comfortable. Maybe in twenty years, he won't be at the Uber Arena, but flipping snags at the Grünwald town fair. And who knows, maybe the re-election campaign will go better then.