“Sonny Black” is harmful to minors, confirmed the Federal administrative court. The recording may not be sold to minors. The listen but eh online and to be on the net easy to find.
Two clicks and the User-the forbidden Songs of the rapper Bushido, and although the Album already since four years on the Index, and so as not youth-free. In the verbiage of the Gangster rapper’s obscene and vulgar names, the women and homosexuals despising fall. “The unrestrained depiction of violence that runs through the title”, stated Thomas Heitz, a judge at the Federal administrative court in Leipzig.
“Sonny Black”, is the 10. Studio album by the Berlin-based rapper, has been determined to 2015, by the competent Federal Agency as harmful to minors. Bushido went through all legal instances: The administrative court in Cologne dismissed his lawsuit, the higher administrative court gave him in the appeal process right now, the Federal administrative court ruled again for the indexing of the album.
More attention, thanks to the Index
Each of these court proceedings have been followed with appropriate reporting and prohibited formulations of the controversial rapper’s media will be discussed. More media attention was the Album well-paid than without indexing.
In addition, the classification of the Federal audit body has lost its vigor. “In the 1980s, the indexing did not work, today, in the digital age, this is a joke,” said Marc Urlen by the German youth Institute of the German press Agency. Rather, the music would be a taboo for young people, only quite interesting.
Bushido in court: The Rapper in the hall of the German Federal administrative court in Leipzig
While German authorities can take action against the sale of recorded music on the loading table, is beyond the Internet for the most part of their control – in particular, if the corresponding pages are located on foreign servers. “The Internet and youth protection in the media made it more difficult than it used to be, but has not made him completely obsolete,” said Frank Hölscher, a lawyer for the Federal Department for media harmful to young persons. So the big streaming services such as Spotify and Amazon would take note of the indexing. However, the Song can also be used on the just for young people, the popular, free platforms such as YouTube, easy to find.
Bushido wants to work on his Image
Nevertheless, Bushido accepted the verdict of not left. He was greased “all along the line,” he said after the process. Great hopes he would not have made but, finally, it is difficult with the Rapper to encounter language in a “completely different Department on the understanding”. In fact, he promised even improvement, of wool supply in the future less and less reasons for indexing: “I don’t want to draw attention to the fact that I’m a women and homophobic,” says the Tunisian-German Rapper.
Bushido posing with his wife Anna Maria Lagerblom at the Bambi awards 2011
It is not the first Bushido-Album, which was prohibited by the Federal Agency. The first Studio-Album “From the curb to the Skyline” landed in 2005 on the Index, his second was indexed several years. Since the current court proceedings in 2015, Bushido has brought in the meantime three more albums, this time, youth free. With a total of 13 albums, the 41-Year-old is one of the most prolific rappers in Germany. He made no headlines with age-appropriate Songs, he provokes the public, other rappers or celebrities and stylized so skillfully to the Gangsta-Rapper. While the Public echauffierte supposedly, were awarded the same time as various prestigious awards such as the Echo or MTV Europe Music Award and in 2011, in fact, also the Bambi for Integration.
Bushido classified right now, is for minors, therefore, not so easy, especially as indexed title can be taken in the net again. “Children and young people have to deal from small to learn, with Offers of the media is critical,” said Marc Urlen by the German youth Institute. To belong to also, question, what is the concern of Bushido followed with his lyrics and what are the Benefits of the Rapper from a scandal-mongering attracts.