Immediately after the release of his first studio album Alphagene (2007), Kollegah started working on his second studio album.

From December 2007 till July 2008, he recorded 40 tracks, of which he chose the 17 best.

In July 2008, Kollegah published a song named Bodyguard, through German magazine Juice.

The first single, "Big Boss", was released on 31 July 2008.

The music video reached the top of MTV's Total Request Live.