Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, better known as Bushido, is a German rapper, hip-hop producer, entrepreneur and co-founder of record label ersguterjunge. Born in Bonn and raised by a single mother in Berlin, Tempelhof, Ferchichi came in contact with hip-hop through graffiti and his friend and fellow rapper Fler. Ferchichi released his demo, King of KingZ in 2001, which later led him to sign a record label deal with Aggro Berlin. Ferchichi's first official release was Carlo Cokxxx Nutten, released in October 2002, a collobaration with Fler. His first solo release, Vom Bordstein bis zur Skyline peaked at number 88 in Germany.
