"Advice is the most destructive thing of humanity"

Real name:Vasily Vakulenko
Alias:Basta x Basta Oink x Basta Bastilio x Noggano x N1NTENDO
Date of Birth: 20.04.1980
Zodiac sign: Aries / Taurus
Town: Rostov-on-Don
Nationality: Russian
Growth: 181 cm
Weight: 95 kg

In 3 parts of the biographyBastes from the siteyou will learn about who and what Vasily Vakulenko lives with. After all, in addition to music - Basta is still a great family man and a father with many children, for whom family is the most important achievement.

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Basta often talks about the duality of his hero, about two states of the soul. When he is in the warmth of the hearth -he is a gentle husband, a loving son and a good father. In a word - Basta... The rest of his life is Noggano.

Basta - Personal Life

As we wrote earlier,Basta was a very shy teenager... His first girlfriend appeared only at the age of 16, the second at the age of 20-25. The third became his wife.

"Respect is the highest stage of love"

Almost nothing is known about the intermediate relationship, except that the second girl left him when Vasya had already moved to Moscow.She did not want to wait for him, and she went to his friend Max.

Basta's wife - Elena Pinskaya (Vakulenko)

As you know, opposites attract. But who knew that so much? In 2007Basta performed in a cozy club "Simachev"where his future chosen one rested that day.

She listened to the works of Basta for a long timeand treated him positively. After the performance, the girl approached Vasily toexpress your love for his music, absolutely not embarrassed by the other rapper girlfriend who was there at the moment.

A strong feeling flared up between people. Fate decreed that Vasya and Lenalived practically in the same block... She is on Aptekarskaya, and he is on Gorokhovskaya.

It turned out that Basta and Lena Pinskayawere absolutely from different planes, because he was “Rostov hooligan ", and she is a daughter a winery owner and fashion journalist living in France.

But this did not frighten Basta in the least. At first, friends did not want to accept Lena's chosen one, but after that he found a common language with everyone, including parents. By the wayElena's mother was also a fan of his work.

Interesting fact:

Likes to snowboard

After 2 years, Lena became pregnant, and they signed, and then got married in a church.

“Here we are a couple, although not a couple at all”

Basta - The Eldest Daughter

Eldest daughter Basta and Yelenski Pinskaya (Vakulenko)was born on December 3, 2009. Parents gave her a nameMaria(Masha) Vakulenko. Like her father, she takes an interest in music.The baby has already performed with her dad in front of a crowd of 30,000 at the Olympic.

“I don't care how you sing. If you like it, do it. I will always support ”

Basta says that the girl went to him andshe has a complex character.

Basta - Younger Daughter

January 21, 2013 another daughter was bornBasta and Elena - Vasilisa... Thus, Vasily becamefather of two girls with many children.

“I am grateful to God for my family. We have everything we need to be happy. ”

Basta - Attitude to Children

Vasily Vakulenko confessesthat he does not devote much time to his womenas I would like. The touring schedule, the producing and the musical work eat up almost all the strength.But they remain the main part of his life.

Interesting fact:

At concerts, all children are invited to the stage and seated on chairs

In raising children, he tries to profess the philosophy of a wise Chinese upbringing,with which his mother once did not go wrong.

He does not love scolding and shouting at children,trying to teach them something. Enough of the basic foundations of humane behavior,and life will teach the rest.

Probably in this family, children love more dad 🙂

“I have long understood the images, and I use them for my own purposes. With my mother, wife, children - I am a loving and caring Basta, with friends, when you can feel free to anything, I become Noggano. This is how I live. "

Real name:Vasily Vakulenko
Alias:Basta x Basta Oink x Basta Bastilio x Noggano x N1NTENDO
Date of Birth: 20.04.1980
Zodiac sign: Aries / Taurus
Town: Rostov-on-Don
Nationality: Russian
Growth: 181 cm
Weight: 95 kg

Basta (Vasily Vakulenko) is a brand name that is familiar to every student,a simple hard worker, a big businessman and even a president. After all, all these people find their reflection in the multifaceted work of Basta.

Basta - A real musician, creative activist and caring mentor for all Russian hip-hop (Voice, Voice of the Streets, Gazgolder and so on).

For the reader who is still not familiar with creativityBastes , you just have to watch these two videos with more than 20 years honors, and everything will immediately fall into place.Basta is a personality who made perhaps the most significant contribution to the development of the genre.without stopping for a second before difficulties.

In the first part of Basta's biography, the site will tell in detail about a busy period of his life.Vasily Vakulenko, before he met Yevgeny Antimony (business partner) and became part of “Gazgolder”

Basta - Childhood / Basta's parents

On a warm April day, in a family of hereditary military men, a smallVasya Vakulenko (Basta) . Mom was 19 years old. At that time, Basta already had an older brother, who surpassed him by 11 months.

Interesting fact about Baste:

Admires his brother. A specialist with two honors degrees, an engineer on the railway.

Childhood Vasily Vakulenko could hardly be called good, he himself really does not like that period, and has repeatedly stated thatreturn never go there would not want to.

Since the parents were divorced,Basta lived with his grandparents almost all the time,indigenous Ukrainians from Kiev and Krivoy Rog. And my mother, with two higher educations at Moscow State University with honors, was forced to work tirelessly selling yoghurts.

“I believe in people endlessly. As my mother used to say - "" A thousand will deceive, the thousand and first will become a friend! ""

From an early age, Vasya was a great lover of the street,because there were no rules. The beautiful, but conservative upbringing of the grandmother and grandfather infringed upon the rapper's freedom-loving nature.Basta was not a big bully or a villain,but all the same he loved to play pranks. Due to practical freedom from parents,Basta all the same he says that he was never a "bastard", but from early childhood he understood what strings he needed to pull in order to get his benefit.

For unknown reasons,Basta met his fatheronly at the age of 7. Later, with Mikhail Vakulenko (Father of Basta), an accident occurred in which he fell under the wheels of a car and becamedisabled person of the first group.At that time, he practically died, but nevertheless he got out of the other world.

Interesting fact about Baste:

I wanted to be loved more in childhood. There was not enough attention.

Dad was a big rock fan, and he listened to different music, which is considered classics to this day.In the houseBastes Deep Purple, Queen, Beatles and other stars played constantly.Basta himself was never a fan of them, but he treated them with great respect.

To this day, when creating music, he often recalls elements of those songs, using themas a subject of inspiration or sampling.

In addition, the rapper, due to his military family, had to travel to different military towns, the name of which, for natural reasons, he does not mention.

“For me, the street is not just a street in the literal sense. For me, the street is the preservation of certain rules, moral values, a certain code within myself, that's what I call the street. "

Basta School and College of Music

At the age of 6, Vasya goes to the Rostov secondary school number 32, and a little later his grandmother helps him to enter a music school, where in the futureBasta got hold of piano and accordion... To the young Noggano had to devote to playing instrumentsabout 4 hours a day

He is grateful to his grandmother for her persistence, but he himself admitted that bothschools were a real test for the young rebel.

Interesting fact about Baste:

In addition, quite recently it became known that Basta sang in the children's church choir, and even more than that, he was a sexton in charge of the bell and he has an ordination that allows him to wear a cassock and sing the liturgy.

After grade 9 Vasily Vakulenko enters the music school as a conductor, however, left him due to academic failure and failed exams. Then rap gradually began to penetrate into his life, which eventually turned it upside down.

Basta - First steps in rap / First Track Basta

At the age of 15 Basta, together with their street friends, they passed the “Gaza Strip” line and began to listen to the stars of American rap. At the same age, the grandmother givesBaste electronic synthesizer Yamaha 51.

The rapper admits that he neverthere was not a drop of talent,and in his first texts he made every effort to connect at least 4 lines in a plot. Exactlyaspiration and constant workover themselves helped him succeed in hip-hop.

Interesting fact:

I was afraid to disappoint my parents. He wants his children not to be afraid and to find their way.

The first and lasting impression on Vasily, who previously preferred hardcore, was made by the groupOnyx ... Then he began to play in tape recordersWu-Tang and Basta Rhimes (by the way, there is a theory thatBasta borrowed his pseudonym from him).

The guys founded a groupBlack tob and at the request of senior comrades, we recorded our first song,it was about a local gym.

“Rap is a very convenient form of presenting thoughts. You can invest volume in a short period of time ”

Due to the small, but, at that time, already powerful hip-hop party in Rostov,Familiar guys from the "Psycholyric" group notice Basta(first nameCastes) and invite you to your place. He agrees.

Interesting fact:

Vladi recalls that Basta has always been the soul of the company.

1997 - Vasily Vakulenko (Basta)records the track “Town”That becomes a local hit. Listening to this song today is difficultrecognize him as the current Basta, but it all started then.

“It's budget music, you don't need any special talent to get started. Mayak tape recorder, Yamaha synthesizer, dad accumulated the whole thing and we started writing "

Basta - First Girl

It is interesting that the first love of such a charismatic guy for today appearedonly at the age of 16... He does not give her name, but shares that he was a very shy teenager, showing her signs of attention, he did not dare to take the first step.

The situation was saved by friends who were tired of hearing Vasya's daily “nagging”. They themselves talked to her, after which the girl herself invited Vasya to go for a walk.

Basta Hryu as part of "Psycholyric"

In the same year, the Psycholyric group released the album "First Impact", which excited the whole of Rostov-on-Don. It included a solo track “Town”And verses on other songs. The rappers shared that this record was inspired by the soundWu-Tang Clan. At that time, Basta wore a rather eccentric pseudonym Basta Oink.

The first glory of Basta / Basta - My Game / "United Caste"

After some timeBasta offers the founder “Psycholytic ” Vladi change name to “Caste ”, With which the first one agrees.It's hard to believe, but in the future, both of these performers will change the entire domestic hip-hop.

In 1998 Basta Oink records his first hit "My game", which conquers the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people. Speaking with him at the Rostov Palace of Sports, the next dayBasta wakes up already a local star.

“As a friend told me:“ You chose a name with which no one in life would ever achieve anything. ”

In the wake of his success, he draws large crowds at his performances,conquering Rostov, Crimea and even regions of the Caucasuswith their tours. Such a wave of success turned the head of young Baste,and all the accompanying attributes appeared - alcohol and drugs.

Basta - Drug Problems

Vasily begins to have serious problems with heroin,which ruin all his work for several years.

Due to an addiction, many comrades break ties with him, and he secretly leaves the composition“Castes”, remaining left only to the family.

And to this day Basta calls himself a very weak personwho only recently learned to ask for help.

But here, too, problems arise.Complex character makes Bastudo everything exactly the opposite of what he is advised to do. This trait, according to the artist, is inherent in him today.

Interesting fact:

In his youth, he often thought about suicide.

In addition to intravenous heroin use, Basta tried all forbidden fruits.I got injured, lost consciousness and caught overdoses that completely deprive me of my memory.The rapper calls this time the years of total hopelessness.

On this narcotic basis, Basta ends up in the 6th department of the Kovolevka psychiatric dispensary in Rostov.

“I've always been a hunter for bright, new, adventurous sensations. And drugs are a gamble. Deadly sport. ”

Basta - Creative crisis 4 years long

1998 to 2002 Basta was in drug-creative crisiswithout recording a single track.

“Somehow it was like Balabanov (comment - Russian director) was writing the fate of those years. I didn’t like to feel myself in this world, therefore I found salvation there ”

That same year old friendVasily Yuri Volos (Zhora)practically savesBastu from the heroin trip, offering him his home studio, so that Vasya could resume his work.

"If then the little bitch let me through, then now, probably, there is no need to be afraid anymore."

April 22, 2003 Bastacompletely refuses drugs,after which his affairs rush sharply up the hill.He records old texts, creates new ones and resumes concerts.

The guys fail to attract the attention of Rostov producers, and they take a risky step -trip to Moscow... Wandering around looking for a contract and a release studioBastu is found by the famous author of the hit “MMM” Bogdan Titomir... He offers to buy some songs from Vasya, to which he receives a sharp refusal.

“I just gave them to him. To his credit, he has a flair for good songs - p ... ts. ”.

But after a short time, in 2005,Titomir comes to Baste againto introduce him to the producerEugene Antimony.He was just opening his club “Gas holder”

Basta and Evgeny Antimony

It should be noted thatEvgeny Antimony was considered a former criminal elementand a raider involved in illegal fraud with gasoline and other people's property. Even then, he was the owner of the club (not yet a studio)Gas holder, which was built on the site of a former gas storage.

He liked the musicBastes and he helped him money and connections, as was the case with Titomir. We can safely say thatno matter what moral qualities Yevgeny possesses, without him there would be no Basta or Noggano.

In the premises of the former Moscow plant "Arma"Was to open a club"Gas holder”, where private parties were held with the entire Russian underground beau monde.

A recording studio was also equipped there, whereBasta disappeared day and night, preparing for the release of his debut album"Basta 1" , which revealed the legendary artist for the entire CIS.

“I do not divide people into criminal and non-criminal. There are only worthy ones or not. "

FULL NAME: Vasily Vakulenko

DATE OF BIRTH: 04/20/1980 (Aries)

PLACE OF BIRTH: Rostov-on-Don

EYE COLOR: Green

HAIR COLOR: fair-haired

MARITAL STATUS: married

FAMILY: Wife: Elena Vakulenko. Children: Vasilisa Vakulenko, Masha Vakulenko.

GROWTH: 181 cm

OCCUPATION: rapper, producer

Biography:

Russian rapper, TV presenter, actor, screenwriter, director and producer. Born into a military family, from childhood he studied at a music school at the insistence of his grandmother. Then he entered the school at the conducting department, but was expelled due to poor progress. At the age of 15, he first tried to rap, inspired by the work of the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol 'Dirty Bastards and Busta Rhymes. After graduating from school, Vasily entered the music school as a conductor, but left after the first year, realizing that the classes had no practical value.
In 1997, Vasily became a member of the Psycholyric group, where he performed his first song, "City". From that moment on, he actively participates in the Rostov rap movement, records the autobiographical song "My Game".
After several years of lull in 2002, Basta and his friend Yuri Volos moved to Moscow, where their work was appreciated by Bogdan Titomir and brought to the creative association "Gazgolder". It was on this label that Basta's first album, "Basta 1", was released, which included 19 of the rapper's solo tracks. The record includes "My Game", which has become legendary - by tradition, Basta performs it at every concert. In the same year, Basta released his first video "Autumn", which got into wide TV rotation. The success inspired the rapper to soon release the video "Once and Forever".

2007 was a turning point in Basta's life. Firstly, his second album "Basta 2" was released, and with it a number of vivid video works: "Our Summer", "So Spring Cries", "Internal Fighter". The 50-thousandth edition of the disc was sold out in 90 days. The listeners were waiting for 17 compositions, including a duet with Guf ("My Game") by the singer Maxim ("Our Summer").
Secondly, foreign developers of computer games from "Rockstar" became interested in the performer, and Basta's song "Mama" sounded in the "Grand Theft Auto IV" released in April 2008. Thirdly, Basta became a co-owner of the "Gas Holder" label, and then opened a new page of creativity under the new pseudonym Noggano. Unlike Basta's deeply lyrical tracks, Noggano delighted listeners with a harder, more daring and nihilistic hip-hop.

To date, Bast's creative experience in the genre of "cinema" has a fairly solid list, namely acting roles in six films, the most popular of which is "Heat", 4 scripts for films, director and producer in two projects simultaneously.
In 2015, the rapper was a mentor on the TV show "The Voice", and also released a demo version of his fifth album "Basta 5". A year later, another one, "Laksheri", was released.
In 2009, Basta married Elena Pinskaya, the couple are raising two children: Maria and Vasilisa.

In April 2017, Basta presented a new video - "Samsara". The song itself was dedicated to family values, and rock musicians Diana Arbenina, Alexander Sklyar, Sergey Bobunets, Andrey Zaporozhets (SunSay) took part in its recording. The video used real photographs of little Basta and his friends.

Vasily Mikhailovich Vakulenko, better known as Basta. Also, his work has other equally well-known pseudonyms - Noggano and Nintendo.

Singer-rapper, musician, actor and radio host. He is actively involved in producing under his Gazgolder brand.

Childhood and youth

The future representative of rap culture was born in Rostov-on-Don on April 20, 1980. His parents were in the military.

His grandmother had a great influence on the boy. It was she who convinced Vasily to start studying at a music school.

There he first entered the stage and realized that this is what he would like to do in life.

In childhood

As a teenager, he began to listen to the work of the Ol 'Dirty Bastards, Busta Rhymes and the Wu-Tang Clan.

It was they who inspired at the age of 15 to make their first debut in the reading of rap.

It turned out to be successful, and Vasily decides to develop in this particular musical genre.

At the insistence of the family, after school, he submits documents for admission to a music school.

It was boring for him to comprehend the intricacies of the conducting profession. After passing the summer session and completing only 1 course, Vasily quits his studies.

He is attracted by rap culture, and at the age of 17 the young man is already creating his first track "City".

The beginning of the creative path

In 1997, Vasily Vakulenko (Basta) became a full-fledged member of the Psycholyric group.

After 2 years, this team, at the suggestion of Vasily, will be renamed into "Casta".

The track "City" was included in the group's debut album - "First Impact". At this time, Vasily takes on the pseudonym Basta Khryu.

The first popularity comes, but everyone knows him under an assumed name.

At the age of 18, Basta writes a work that he considers the most important in his career - "My Game".

He performed it at the local Sports Palace during some festive mass event.

This brings him great success and recognition on the street. The inspired young man begins to work even more actively.

Having created a concert program with Igor Zhelezka, he began to organize the first tours. First, they perform at small venues in their native Rostov.

Seeing the success and demand among the public, they give concerts throughout the Krasnodar Territory.

They began to be trusted with large venues, where the group could gather up to 7 thousand people.

Then Basta took a break. For some time nothing was known about him. He retired from concert activities.

The history of the creation of the group "Basta"

In 2002, Vasily's friend, Yuri Volos, suggested that he organize a home studio and record new tracks without leaving his home.

Yuri installed sound equipment and a computer, and Basta again took up creativity.

He began to write new compositions and restore old tracks.

However, they failed to find producers for the release and promotion of new songs. The decision was made - to try your luck in the capital.

Basta and Y. Volos leave for Moscow with the hope of concluding a contract there with some recording studio.

However, things are not going very well. Then the young rapper KRP joins the friends.

Basta will subsequently write many joint compositions with him.

One of the rough versions of the disc falls into the hands of Bogdan Titomir. It is he who brings the guys to the “Gazgolder” recording association.

In 2006, the first album of the Basta group was presented to the public. He was a great success. The entire print run was sold out in a few weeks.

Soon the musicians are shooting a video clip for the composition "Autumn". He immediately appears on the air of music channels.

In 2007 the group "Basta" finishes work on the next album - "Basta-2". Here you can hear joint tracks with KRP, Maxim, Lesya Verba.

A year later, the video "City of Roads" ball was awarded the prestigious MTV Russia Music Awards.

This gave an additional impetus to further development in this area. In the spring of 2010 Basta presents the next disc - "Basta 3".

This year Vasily also starts working as a composer. He records music and soundtracks for films.

Collaboration with Guf results in a new album 'Basta / Guf' (release date: 11/10/2010).

Participation in other projects

Basta has a unique capacity for work. In addition to music, he is engaged in dubbing.

In 2009, he worked on the dubbing of the film "District 13: Ultimatum". In early 2011, Basta creates a new project called Bratia Stereo.

Coupe and other musicians also take part in it. Together they create a mix from a wide variety of musical styles.

Already in October, the release of the album N1NT3ND0 (Nintendo) took place. In 2013 the documentary “Vladimir Mayakovsky. Third wheel".

In this picture, the poet's poems are read by Vasily Vakulenko (Basta) himself. In September of this year, he writes music for the film "Spring in Florence", dedicated to the life of the artist E. Bulatov.

In 2014, Basta, together with the Gazgolder team, creates his own feature film "Gas Holder".

Here the rapper tries himself as a director, screenwriter and producer.

Moreover, he plays the main role in his picture. The film was a flop at the box office and drew backlash from critics.

In 2015, she received invitations to participate as a mentor in the “Voice” TV project. Basta occupied the red chair for 4 months.

In 2017, a presentation of a new video for the song "Samsara" took place. In it, the singer focused on family values.

Children's photos of Basta and his friends appear in the video.

Personal life of Basta

He is married to Elena Pinskaya. Their acquaintance happened by chance in one of the Moscow restaurants in November 2007.

Moreover, the initiative was shown by the girl who was there with her friend. The rapper also came to the restaurant not alone, but with a companion.

With Elena Pinskaya

Elena had previously been interested in Basta's work, so she immediately recognized him as a famous person.

When the singer went outside, the girl followed him. She introduced herself first, and expressed her admiration for the talent of the musician.

I left my phone number. So their romance began, which six months later turned into a civil marriage.

Vasily already understood that Elena would become his wife. He proposed to the girl several times, but received a polite refusal.

She was married in her youth, and this experience was negative. Elena was not ready to go to the registry office, as she was afraid to make a mistake again.

However, Basta stubbornly sought the girl's hand. He also insisted on a wedding.

With kids

Only when Elena found out about the pregnancy, the young people were able to sign. Official registration took place on 11.06.2009.

The couple got married the next day. They did not organize a wedding celebration, they just went to have fun at the club in the evening.

A few months later, the family was replenished with a beautiful daughter Maria. Elena and Vasily decided not to stop there.

Vasilisa was born 4 years later. The musician considers his daughters and wife the main value in life.

It is in the family that he draws strength and inspiration for new musical achievements. He had an excellent relationship with his mother-in-law.

Elena's mom lives in Paris and is a famous journalist. Sometimes she asks him to write music for her documentaries.

Basta (Vasily Mikhailovich Vakulenko) - was born on April 20, 1980 in Rostov-on-Don. As a teenager, Nagano developed an interest in music in his biography. At the age of 15 he tried to create his own group, and recorded his first song at the age of 17. A year later, a track appeared that gained great popularity - "My Game".

Then, in the biography of Basta Nagano, he entered the music school. But, after studying for a year at the conductor's department, Basta left the school - studying there did not correspond to his musical aspirations. Then the tour began with Igor Zhelezko. After the rapid success in the biography of the rapper Nagano, there was a creative crisis. For a while, Basta stopped performing and recording songs.

Later he decided to resume his musical career, he founded a studio at home. But signing with any record company was not easy. With the assistance of Bogdan Titomir, Bast began to cooperate with the Gazgolder association. The first album in the biography of Nagano was released in 2006 - "Basta 1". And already next year the second album “Basta 2” was released. Then the project "Nagano" ("Noggano") was created, which gained popularity thanks to such songs as "Insure brother", "Zhora" and others.

Later, Basta began to collaborate with Guf (the song "My Game" was covered).

Also in his biography, rapper Nagano managed to try himself as a presenter on the radio (the "Hip-hop TV" project), voiced the cartoon "The Boondocks". In 2008 he received the MTV Russia Music Awards in the Network category.

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