Vasia Vakoulenko, known professionally as Basta, and born on April 20, 1980, in
Rostov-on-Don, is a Russian singer and rapper. He began his music career at 15,
writing rap lyrics. In 1998, he released his first solo single "Моя Игра" (Moja
Igra) and formed the band Уличные Звуки (Ulitschnyje Swuki). Basta moved to
Moscow in 2004 after being discovered by Bogdan Titomir. He collaborated with
artists like Smoky Mo and Guf, contributing to the latter's album Gorod Dorog.
In 2006, he released his debut album Basta 1, followed by several other albums
including Basta 3 (2010) and TVA (...