Kasta

Kasta (Russian: Каста) is a Russian rap group from Rostov-on-Don, formed on November 20, 1999 from three members of the group Psycholyric: Vlady, Shym and Hamil. In 2006, Zmey joined the group. The group works in the genre hip-hop. Vlady is responsible for the music, and everyone writes their own lyrics.

Kasta well-known to Russian-speaking audiences in post-Soviet countries. Kasta is a laureate and nominee of various music awards. Wu-Tang Clan had a huge influence on Kasta's early work, but over time, Kasta developed a unique southern style of Russian hip-hop. In the early 2000s, the group became famous for their hits "Мы берём это на улицах" (1999), "Наши люди" (1999), "На порядок выше" (2001), "Про Макса" (2002), "Ревность" (2002), "Горячее время" (2002), "Сестра" (2004), "Гончая" (2004), and in the late 2000s, "Вокруг шум" (2008), "Сочиняй мечты" (2012), "Прошёл через" (2020).