Bushido: Farewell Tour, Family Happiness, and the "Mayor" of Grünwald
Everything was actually 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, things are going well. While the 47-year-old is making one last rounds through the arenas with his "Alles wird gut - Tour 2026" and reflecting on his career, he's simultaneously planning the next act – and this one isn't playing out on stage, but in a 33-million-euro villa in the upscale Munich suburb of Grünwald. You can't really imagine 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 "Zeiten ändern dich" (Times Change You) feeling are finally over. Today, it's all about changing nappies and being a role model. On stage at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, where he performed in front of 9,000 fans in January, he stressed again: "This isn't a marketing gimmick, this is goodbye." And then came that one moment that symbolises the artist's entire transformation: During "Papa," he brought his twelve-year-old daughter Leyla onto the stage. It used to be insults for Claudia Roth, now it's family sentimentality with mobile phone lights – and somehow, it works.
But the man, whose real name is Anis Ferchichi, wouldn't be Bushido if he didn't make headlines the moment he steps out his front door. While Munich's politics are warming up for the 2026 local elections, a small town in the commuter belt provided the political highlight of the year. In Grünwald, his new adopted home, the rapper reportedly floated his name as a potential mayoral candidate. The result? Three votes. But here's the punchline: That still put him ahead of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the football legend. Apparently, different rules apply in Grünwald – and the fans are loving it.
The Setlist of Life: Between "Stress ohne Grund" and Housework
If you want to see him live one more time, you need to get a move on. The tour runs until March, and it's quite something. It's not just a pure rap show; it's a trip down memory lane. Of course, the classic "Zeiten ändern dich" can't be missed, and neither can "Electrofaust" from the landmark album "Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline." Fans get to vote on their wish lists, 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 Collab Bangers: "Panamera Flow" and "Stress ohne Grund" (which was banned for years) are simply a must-live.
- The Family Encore: With "Papa," "Familie," and "Für immer jung," things get sentimental – including kids' photos on the big screen.
Bushido Zho: Namesake or Future Model?
While the German Bushido is calling it a day, another one is making waves online. If you search the trends for Bushido Zho, you don't land on the Berliner, but on a 26-year-old Russian named Joas Maskurov. He's currently very active in the trap scene with tracks like "GLOCK17" (feat. Yanix) and is even mixing it up at 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 world stage. But back to the original.
"Alles wird gut" – Or Is It?
The tour is underway, the villa in Grünwald is moved into, and privately, things seem to be going well with Anna-Maria. On the contrary: The two are apparently planning kids number nine and ten – via a surrogate mother in the USA. Now that's another statement. So if anyone thought the hype around Bushido was over, they're mistaken. It's just getting more comfortable. Maybe in twenty years, he won't be at the Uber Arena, but at the Grünwald town festival manning the grill. And who knows, maybe the re-election will work out then, too.