Sonny Black (album)

Sonny Black is the tenth studio album by German rapper Bushido, released on 14 February 2014 by ersguterjunge and distributed by Sony Music.[1] The title Sonny Black refers to Bushido's pseudonym that he prominently used on the Carlo Cokxxx Nutten albums.

Sonny Black
Studio album by
Bushido
Released14 February 2014 (2014-02-14)
Length49:09
Label
Producer
  • Bushido
  • Shindy
  • Beatzarre
  • Djorkaeff
  • Young Piano
  • M3
  • DJ Desue
  • X-plosive
Bushido chronology
AMYF
(2012)		 Sonny Black
(2014)		 Carlo Cokxxx Nutten 3
(2015)

The album reached number 1 on the German, Austrian and Swiss music charts.[2][3][4]

Music and lyrics

Most of the album's songs were produced by Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff and Beatzarre. The team was joined by fellow music producers DJ Desue, X-plosive, Young Piano and M3, who also participated in the album production. Young Piano worked with the team on the tracks "Blei-Patronen", "Crackdealer Sound", "Haifisch" and "Messerstecherei". X-plosive produced one song on the album, titled "Tausend Gründe". DJ Desue was responsible for the scratches on "Mitten in der Nacht" and "Jeder meiner Freunde". He also produced the song "Sporttasche". The bonus song "Sonny", only available on the box-set edition, was produced by M3.[5]

The lyrics for the album were written by Bushido, except for "Gangsta Rap Kings" written by Bushido, Kollegah and Farid Bang, and "AMG" written by Bushido & Shindy.

The album can be associated with the hip hop genres gangsta rap and battle rap. It is characterized in particular by the stylization of Bushido's image and the explicit violence.[6] The song "Nie ein Rapper II" is a sequel to the 2005 single "Nie ein Rapper" with Baba Saad from Carlo Cokxxx Nutten II. The song "Osama Flow" is based on his 2006 single "Sonnenbank Flavour".[7]

Throughout the album Bushido insults various recording artists, politicians and other celebrities, including Kay One, Oliver Brodowski (Kay One's stepfather and manager), Culcha Candela, Heino, Volker Beck, Oliver Pocher, Markus Lanz, Klaus Wowereit and others.

The song "Haifisch" gained some media attention by a line that is directed at BVB football trainer Jürgen Klopp, as following (translated from German into English): "Jürgen Klopp in Birkenstock [shoes]. Funny, funny when I shut him up with my belt". Following that, BVB media spokesman Sascha Fligge reacted to this by following statement: "For Borussia Dortmund nothing is more important than football. And nothing less important than such non-issues".[8]

Indexing

On 30 April 2015, the German Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons 'indexed' (essentially banned) the album, with the accusation as it apparently discriminates women and homosexuals, glorifying the criminal lifestyle and its brutalize effect on younger persons.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Fotzen" (Cunts)Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff & Beatzarre3:16
2."Jeder meiner Freunde" (Everyone of my friends)Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff & Beatzarre3:09
3."Haifisch" (Shark)Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff, Beatzarre & Young Piano3:31
4."Mitten in der Nacht" (Middle of the night)Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff, Beatzarre & DJ Desue3:55
5."Crackdealer Sound"Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff, Beatzarre & Young Piano3:17
6."Sporttasche" (Sports bag)DJ Desue3:25
7."Osama Flow"Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff & Beatzarre3:02
8."Gangsta Rap Kings" (featuring Kollegah & Farid Bang)Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff & Beatzarre4:03
9."Messerstecherei" (Knife fight)Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff, Beatzarre & Young Piano2:50
10."Blei-Patronen" (Lead cartridges)Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff, Beatzarre & Young Piano3:40
11."John Wayne"Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff & Beatzarre2:44
12."Tausend Gründe" (Thousand reasons)X-plosive3:06
13."Baseballschläger" (Baseball bat)Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff & Beatzarre2:53
14."AMG" (featuring Shindy)Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff & Beatzarre2:49
15."Nie ein Rapper II" (Never a rapper II)Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff & Beatzarre3:29
Box-set (bonus tracks)
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
16."Polizeigriff" (Wristlock)Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff & Beatzarre3:18
17."Sturmmaske" (Sky mask)Bushido, Shindy, Djorkaeff & Beatzarre3:07
18."Sonny"M33:17

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[16] Gold 7,500*
Germany (BVMI)[17] Gold 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Gold 10,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Bushido: Comic zu "Sonny Black"". 16 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Bushido&title=Sonny+Black&country=de Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Bushido&titel=Sonny+Black&cat=a Archived 5 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  4. http://hitparade.ch/album/Bushido/Sonny-Black-236737 Archived 26 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Bushido – Sonny Black (2014, CD)". Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. "Bushido - Sonny Black (Review)". 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  7. Juice issue 157, March 2014, Feature: Bushido - Staatsfeind Nr. 1, p. 33
  8. "Skandal-Rapper beleidigt Jürgen Klopp". Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  9. http://rap.de/news/58356-bushido-bpjm-setzt-sonny-black-auf-den-index/ Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  10. "Austriancharts.at – Bushido – Sonny Black" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bushido – Sonny Black" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Bushido – Sonny Black". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  13. "Jahreshitparade Alben 2014". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  14. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  15. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2011". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  16. "Austrian album certifications – Bushido – Sonny Black" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  17. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bushido; 'Sonny Black')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  18. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Bushido; 'Sonny Black')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

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