Bushido: Farewell Tour, Family Bliss, and the "Mayor" of Grünwald

It was supposed to be all good. At least, that's what his big farewell tour is called. And if you've seen Bushido lately, you'd think: yeah, things are looking up. While the 47-year-old is taking one last lap around the arenas with his "Alles wird gut - Tour 2026" and reflecting on his career, he's also planning his next chapter – and it's not playing out on stage, but in a $50 million bungalow in the swanky Munich suburb of Grünwald. You can't 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 "Zeiten ändern dich" (Times Change You) vibe are long gone. These days, 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 gag, this is goodbye." And then came that one moment that symbolises his whole transformation: during "Papa", he brought his twelve-year-old daughter Leyla on stage. He used to be all about taking jabs at Claudia Roth, now it's about family sentiment with 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 politicians were warming up for the 2026 local elections, a little town in the suburbs served up the political highlight of the year. In Grünwald, his new home base, the rapper apparently floated his name as a potential mayoral candidate. The result? Three votes. But here's the kicker: that was still enough to beat Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the football legend. Clearly, Grünwald plays by its own rules – and the fans are loving it.

The Setlist of Life: Between "Stress ohne Grund" and House Chores

If you want to catch him live one last time, you better hurry. The tour runs until March, and it's a big deal. It's not just a rap show; it's a trip down memory lane. Of course, the classic "Zeiten ändern dich" is on the setlist, along with "Electrofaust" from the landmark album "Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline". Fans get to vote for their wishlist items, and the setlist reads like a who's who of German gangsta rap.

Here are the setlist highlights:

• The Old School Anthems: "Berlin", "Tempelhofer Junge" and "Sonnenbank Flavour" bring back the Aggro Berlin era.
• The Collab Bangers: "Panamera Flow" and "Stress ohne Grund" (which was banned for years) are absolute must-plays 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 Future Blueprint?

While the German Bushido is calling it a day, another one is making waves online. If you search for Bushido Zho in the trends, you won't find the Berliner, but a 26-year-old Russian named Joas Maskurov. He's currently making noise 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 become a brand – tough, untouchable, international. While one is leaving the stage, others are stepping onto the world stage. But back to the original.

"Alles wird gut" – Or Will It?

The tour is underway, the villa in Grünwald is all moved into, and things seem to be going well on the home front with Anna-Maria. In fact, the couple are apparently planning kids number nine and ten – via a surrogate in the US. Now that's making a statement. So if you thought the hype around Bushido was over, think again. It's just getting more chill. Maybe in twenty years, he won't be at the Uber Arena, but flipping burgers at the Grünwald town fair. And who knows, maybe the re-election campaign will go better then.