23 is a collaboration album by German rappers Bushido and Sido as "23". It was released on October 14, 2011, in three different editions: standard, premium and deluxe. Combining the releases from both rappers, it was their 23rd release.
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Background
Bushido and Sido are successful rappers from Germany. They were former friends who had a fallout in 2004 when Bushido left their label Aggro Berlin as a result of a dispute with its owners and founders. Afterwards, both rappers insulted and dissed each other in public on numerous occasions. In early 2011, they reconciled after an eight-year rivalry and began to work on the album.
Singles
Two songs from the album, "So mach ich es" and "Erwachsen sein" were released as singles. The music video for the first single was shot in Kyiv and directed by Specter, one of the former CEOs of their label Aggro Berlin. The second single features German singer Peter Maffay, who re-sung elements of his 1983 song "Nessaja" from his album Tabaluga oder die Reise zur Vernunft.
Chart performance and sales
Two days after the announcement on 15 August, the album reached number one on the German Amazon Music and hip hop charts.
The album debuted at number 3 on the German Media Control Charts with 36,897 first-week sales, number 3 on the Austrian Charts, and number 1 on the Swiss Charts. Seven weeks after its release, the album reached gold status in Austria for more than 10,000 units sold. In 2012, the album was certified gold with more than 100,000 units sold.
Track listing
The deluxe edition contains a DVD and second disc, which features all the instrumentals.
