Basta russian rapper biography
Basta is the stage name of Vasily Vakulenko, a Russian rapper.
Vasily was born in 1980 in Rostov, to a military family. In addition to secondary school, he studied in the musical. In 15 years, first tried to write rap, gathered his group. Admitted to the College of conducting department. But, after finishing the first course, left as it became clear that the scope of his interests lay far from the instituted programs.
The most vital and attractive for the strikers has become hip-hop. Then it was Wu-tanc clan, Ol'dirty Bastard, Busta Rhymes and hip-hop star at the time.
In 16-17 years Basta listened to a lot of different music, he tried to read in 17 years, recorded his first track - "City". From that moment began a movement in music.
Here is what he Basta about their music preferences: "I like the music straight, honest character. Many new listen, friends and colleagues podkidyvayut. Here Mitya, he has such a collection of rap, such knowledge of the material and approach to the selection of quality music - I adore.
In 18 years Basta wrote the song "My Game", it has become so popular that she listened to his full height and the whole south of Russia. Until now, the Internet charts, it takes place in the top ten, people remember it and listen. Basta (real name Vasily Vakulenko) is a Russian rap singer, songwriter, actor, director, television host, producer, and co-owner of the Gazgolder label. The singer's birthday is April 20, 1980. The father and mother of the future star were far from the world of art, but, noticing that their son has talent, gave the boy to a music school. At first, Vasya was engaged without much desire, but then began to be seriously interested in rap culture and even wrote his first text. The debut was very successful, and the guy decided to continue his musical education. After school he enrolled in a conductor's school, but very quickly realized that it would bring nothing useful for him, and left, barely finishing the first course. In 1997, 17-year-old Vasya Vakulenko, who came up with the pseudonym Basta Khryu, began working in the group "Psycholirik". It was as part of this rap collective, later renamed "Kasta", the musician presented to the public his first song "City". It was followed by a number of other compositions, which the author to this day considers to be significant for his creative career. During the same period, Vasya and his friend Igor Zhelezka made a "tour in the south of Russia", performing at numerous venues. The audience met them well, but the real fame was still far away. Not having achieved the desired, Vakulenko decided to take a break for a while. Basta resumed his creative career only in 2002, when his friend Yura Volos offered to create a recording studio at home. In the piggy bank Vakulenko had several dozen compositions, but it was not so easy to find someone who would be engaged in their promotion. The young people had to do a lot of hustling until their demodisc did not fall into the hands of the popular at the time Bogdan Titomir. Thanks to him, the musician found himself in the creative association "Gasgolder". It was in this label that his first album called "Basta1" was rele .
Since then Basta began working as a musician, performed in Rostov and around the Black Sea coast in the Krasnodar region, the cities of the North Caucasus. The program makes two of us with a close friend, now deceased - Igor lronburg, and everyone else was singing solo. The speakers on small sites to large, were collected in 6-7 thousand people, given the usual urban concerts.
Then Basta disappeared from large areas for several years. There was no interest in the concerts, there were doubts that his music - it is a normal music, and it's interesting to people, though, do something other than music, the desire was not there. In 2002, Yuri Volos, one of his friends, offering striking Basta
The beginning of the career
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