The 50 Best Movie Dialogue Samples in Hip-Hop

An intricate plot, non-stop bloody action and subject matter only suitable for adult audiences describes not only some of the most exciting movies ever to hit the big screen but also some of the most memorable rap songs as well. There's no denying that films have influenced the culture since the late '80s and well into the '90s with the emergence of the hip-hop skit (Prince Paul's game-changing creation of mini-motion pictures not for your eyes but your ears on De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising), the popularity of rappers naming themselves after celluloid characters (i.e., Scarface, Biggie Smalls, etc.) and the practice of beatmakers taking snippets from movies and incorporating them into their tracks for added, unforgettable atmosphere.

This last technique is what we're about to review. So grab a tub of hot buttery popcorn as Complex presents The 50 Best Movie Dialogue Samples in Hip-Hop... (Fade out)

Song: "Renaissance Man" (2007)

Song: "Alright" (2010)

Song: "Success" (2007)

Song: "The Soul Controller" (1996)

Song: "Favorite Scary Movie" (1998)

Song: "Fast Life" (1995)

Song: "Back 2 My Mission" Remix (2002)

Song: "Bing Bong Bing" (2006)

Song: "Menace To Society Part 2" (2005)

Song: "Just Another Killer" (1991)

Song: "The Devil Made Me Do It" (1990)

Song: "Def Wish II" (1992)

Song: "Open Your Mouth (Hypothalamus)" (1997)

Song: "Turn Off the Radio" (1990)

Song: "Chuckie" (1991)

Song: "Can U Dig It?" (1998)

Song: "Don Shit" (2010)

Song: "Shadows of Tomorrow" (2004)

Song: "Whose Is It? Give it Up (Part 2)" (1990)

Song: "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" (1993)

Song: "Halfsharkalligatorhalfman" (1996)

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see why Kool Keith would appreciate a movie like Cabin Boy (1994). Starring David Letterman's buddy Chris Elliott, of cult TV show Get A Life fame, the absurd fantasy of fancy lad Nathanial Mayweather (Elliott) sailing the seven seas and encountering a creature with "the body of a shark and the arms and face of a man" is the type of offbeat humor Mr. Rhythm X has been displaying since his days with Ultra.

The Cabin Boy sample laid down by Dan the Automator that preceded the bonus cut "Halfsharkalligatorhalfman" ("I would have been completely dead had it not been for the shark man!" exclaims Mayweather after a deep-sea close call with Chocki, the mythical fish dude) only appeared on the OG version of Dr. Octagonecologyst (Bulk Recordings), but the seed of inspiration was planted and Keith invented Mr. Gerbik, the 208 year-old uncle of Dr. Octagon who happens to be half-shark, half-man with alligator skin. Call us loco, but you get the feeling that this movie and Kool Keith were destined for each other.

Song: "Regulate" (1994)

Song: "Assassination Day" (1996)

Song: "First Day of School" (1992)

Song: "Peruvian Cocaine" (2003)

Song: "Act Won (Things Fall Apart)" (1999)

Song: "240 Bars (Spider Joke)" (2006)

Song: "MC Iz My Ambition" (1997)

Song: "Ain't No Mystery" (1993)

Song: "Professor Booty" (1992)

Song: "Black Superman" (1994)

Song: "H.N.I.C. (Outro)" (2000)

Song: "1-800-Suicide" (1994)

Song: "What More Can I Say" (2003)

Song: "At the Speed of Life" (1996)

Song: "Garbage Day #3" (1993)

Song: "Patti Dooke" (1993)

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Song: "A to the K" (1993)

Song: "Trigga Happy Nigga" (1990)

Song: "You Must Be Out of Your Fuckin' Mind" (1993)

Song: "Nightshift" (1992)

Song: "Wu-Gambinos" (1995)

Song: "Wildflower" (1996)

Song: "Criminology" (1995)

Song: Capital Punishment "Intro" (1998)

Song: "The Bitch in Yoo" (1996)

Song: "Me So Horny" (1989)

Song: "Bring da Ruckus" (1993)

Song: "The Genesis" (1994)

Song: "Liquid Swords" (Intro) (1995)