At the age of eight, he and his younger sister were raised by their mother in East Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg neighbourhood.

In 1988, the family relocated to West Berlin, initially living in emergency accommodation in Wedding alongside many asylum seekers.

The two created a dubplate from Arschficksong, which DJ Tomekk played in clubs across Germany, introducing Sido to a broader audience for the first time.

During a concert, the duo caught the attention of Halil, Specter, and Spaiche—the eventual founders of the Aggro Berlin label.

[3][4][5] Sido's solo career began in 2002 with the "Arschficksong" ("Ass-fuck song") on the sampler Aggro Ansage Nr.

The original album was banned due to the song "Endlich Wochenende" ("Finally weekend"), which the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons claimed glorified drug use.

The best-known track from the album, "Mein Block", depicts life from a resident's perspective in the Märkisches Viertel, a low-income neighbourhood of Berlin, detailing issues such as the narcotics trade, alcoholism, interactions with police, and poverty in Sido's Block, or building.

founded their label Sektenmuzik and established a rap crew named Die Sekte alongside Rhymin Simon and Vokalmatador.

In August 2008, Sido joined the seventh season of Popstars, titled "Just 4 Girls," as a jury member alongside Detlef D!

Many were surprised by his participation, questioning why Sido, known for his provocative and aggressive lyrics, would join a mainstream TV show like Popstars.

Würdig has a son, whose name and date of birth are not publicly known, but he references him in the songs "Aggro Gold" and "2010," among others.

He began dating former Nu Pagadi lead singer Doreen Steinert in mid-2005, and on 14 February 2010, they became engaged.

[8] A few weeks later, in early May 2012, Würdig confirmed rumors that he had begun dating German TV presenter Charlotte Engelhardt.

[11] The perceived rebellious tendencies of Sido's label affiliates B-Tight, Fler, and G-Hot, whose personas emphasize embittered racial or class standpoints, have generated additional discussion in widely circulated publications.

A week later, Sido and Azad met backstage, and after a brief dispute, it escalated into a brawl involving the artists of Aggro Berlin and Bozz Music.

Journalist Eliran Kendi claimed that Sido "reaches into the anti-Semitic bag of tricks" and "specifically triggers the audience in the direction of the Jewish world conspiracy.