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Vasiliy Mikhaylovich Vakulenko (Russian: Василий Михайлович Вакуленко; born 20 April 1980), better known by stage name Basta also known as Noggano is a Russian rapper, producer and radio host.

Born into an army officer's family. He studied at the local musical college, but didn't graduate. He is married and has two children.

Vakulenko began to write and read rap at the age of 15–16, at 1997 participated in group Psycholyric, which later became known as Kasta, based on his initiative to rename the band. At 1998 he recorded his first solo single "Моя Игра" (Moya Igra/My Game). Then Basta assembled his own band, "Уличные Звуки" (Ulichnye Zvuki/Street Sounds). In 2004 he was noticed by Bogdan Titomir, who offered him to go to Moscow. In Moscow Basta met other performers Smoky Mo and Guf (future founder of the Centr). Later Basta participated in recording Guf's album "Город дорог" (Gorod Dorog/City of roads) and made together with him the cover of his first single "Моя Игра" (Moya Igra/My Game).