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CENTR (Russian: «Центр» or CENTR) is a Russian hip hop group from Moscow. Winner of the MTV Russia Music Award for Best Hip Hop Project in 2008.

It was established in 2004 in Moscow by rappers Guf and Princip.

The main theme of the lyrics is stories from life (including stories connected with drugs).

The group was formed in 2004 by two Moscow rappers Rolexx and the Princip. Initially, they wrote an unofficial album "Подарок" (Podarok / Gift), but only 13 copies of it were made and given up to their close friends for the New Year.

Since 2002, Aleksey Dolmatov, also known as Guf, worked on his first album "Подарок" (Podarok / Gift).

In 2006 the group "Dymovaya Zavesa" (Smoke screen) and Guf released the new album - "Этажи" (Etazhi / Floors). In 2006–2007 participants of "Centr" republished the first album "Подарок" (Podarok / Gift). In 2006 Guf, Slim and the Ptaha wrote down the songs "Мутные Замуты" ("Mutnye zamuty" / "Cloudy trafficking") and "Жара 77" ("Heat 77"), written specially for the movie "Heat".

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).