BASTA: Start of the Game (2026)

In the early 2000s, Rostov served as the birthplace of Russian hip-hop, a raw scene shaped by club nights, apartment gigs, and street clashes. Basta was searching for his own sound, battling setbacks, skepticism, and fierce rivals, yet his unfiltered lyrics and magnetic charisma won over Rostov’s hip-hop community first. Amid the pressures of first love, friendship, and family struggles, he made his defining choice: to dedicate himself completely to music.