▁professional ▁box er ▁and ▁converted ▁Islam ist , ▁he ▁ended ▁his ▁rap ▁career ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁declaring ▁his ▁own ▁religious ▁conversion ▁to ▁Islam . ▁ ▁He ▁declared ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁convert ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁video . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁radical ▁Islam ic ▁group ▁called ▁Die ▁W ah re ▁Religion ▁( mean ing ▁The ▁True ▁Religion ). ▁He ▁also ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁dro pping ▁his ▁earlier ▁name ▁Des o ▁Dog g ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁name ▁Ab ou ▁Male eq . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁conversion ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁vocal ▁Islam ic ▁music ▁" nas he ed " ▁singer , ▁singing ▁in ▁German . ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁en su ed ▁as ▁he ▁declared ▁public ▁support ▁for ▁Islam ic ▁" M uj ah ide en " ▁forces ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁Ira q , ▁Som alia ▁and ▁Che ch ny a , ▁describing ▁Berlin ▁as ▁ ▁(" y et ▁another ▁ ▁k uff ar ▁( inf idel ) ▁metropol is "). ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Berlin ▁public ▁pro sec utor ▁brought ▁charges ▁of ▁illegal ▁possession ▁of ▁weapons ▁against ▁him ▁after ▁C us pert ▁appeared ▁as ▁" Ab ou ▁Male eq " ▁in ▁a ▁YouTube ▁video ▁brand ishing ▁arms . ▁During ▁a ▁house ▁ra id , ▁ 1 6 ▁cart rid ges ▁of ▁ 9   mm ▁cal iber ▁and ▁. 2 2 ▁were ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁prem ises . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁was