Movies That Shaped Hip-hop: The Godfather

(Paramount, 1972)

     Every major MC worth his salt has fashioned himself and his rhymes after Marlon Brando and Al Pacino’s mob opus. During his father’s assassination attempt and his eventual death, Michael Corleone becomes harder and harder as the epic Mafia film unfolds. Whether it be losing his brother to rivals, having to kill his brother-in-law or even his own brother Michael rules his father’s kingdom with a silent iron fist.