Although born in Beirut, Baba Saad launched his rapping career in Germany, where he moved with his family as a nine-year-old. After graduating from high school, he began working with Bushido, a German hip-hop superstar who took Saad under his wing. Saad performed on Bushido's 2004 album, Electro Ghetto, and the two shared equal billing on Carlo Cokxxx Nutten II, a joint album that climbed to number three on the German charts. After making an appearance on yet another Bushido album, Saad made his solo debut with 2006‘s Das Leben Ist Saad. Saadcore followed in 2008, and Halunke appeared in 2011. ~ Andrew Leahey