Basta, real name Vasily Mikhailovich Vakulenko, composer, popular Russian rapper, actor and singer, was born on April 20, 1980 in Rostov-on-Don, USSR. He studied at music school, then entered the school as a conductor. During his studies, he was seriously interested in hip-hop. In adolescence (about 15 years) began to write poetry and rap. Founder and former vocalist of the group “United caste”. His musical solo career began to develop after the release of his song “My Game”, in 1998. Basta is known
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Basta, real name Vasily Mikhailovich Vakulenko, composer, popular Russian rapper, actor and singer, was born on April 20, 1980 in Rostov-on-Don, USSR.
He studied at music school, then entered the school as a conductor. During his studies, he was seriously interested in hip-hop. In adolescence (about 15 years) began to write poetry and rap.
Founder and former vocalist of the group “United caste”. His musical solo career began to develop after the release of his song “My Game”, in 1998. Basta is known to listeners as a presenter on NEXT.fm radio, and to viewers as a director of several films on Gazgolder.
Performed songs in the group “Psycholyric” since 1997, was known in it as Basta Hru. Wrote for the group the song "City" for the album of the group - "First Strike", six months later with the filing of Bast Hrew, the group was renamed "Caste", and the song "City" became her real business card.
At the beginning of the new century, Vasily takes a new pseudonym Basta, and begins work on a new solo album, in which such songs - "The City on Fire", "So Spring Cries", etc.
Soon, Basta’s friend Yuri Volos offers the musician to create a studio and start writing music at home with a computer and special equipment, which Basta took with pleasure. But this year was a difficult one for the musician, because you had to study and start from scratch. When new tracks, songs, compositions were written, it turned out that there was no one to produce it, almost no one believed in it. He helped the musician Yuri Volos, becoming a producer.
In early 2006, the studio solo album "Basta 1" was released. The following year – the second, “Basta 2”, in which Basta performs songs together with many singers.
Two years later, Basta tries out for the role of a dubbing actor - to duplicate a foreign film.
film "13th district: Ultimatum". The third album "Basta 3" was recorded in 2010, decides to try the role of a composer, and tries to write music and soundtracks for movies.
Many professions that Basta has – rap artist, producer, actor, musician, radio and TV presenter help the musician to fully feel the world of sound, creativity, and fully reveal their talents. The genres in which Basta acts are hip-hop, R&B, rap, blues, rapcore. Collaborated with groups and individual artists Fike,
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