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Godfathers And Sons
Godfather, God Father, or variants may refer to: Crime * A synonym for crime boss * Capo dei capi, Italian for "boss of all bosses" People * Dontay Corleone (born 2003), American football defensive lineman nicknamed "The Godfather" * The Godfather (wrestler) (born 1961), ring name of professional wrestler Charles Wright * Godfather Don, American rapper and record producer * Pat Riley, former professional basketball coach and current president of the Miami Heat Film * ''The Godfather'', a 1972 American film directed by Francis Ford Coppola ** The Godfather (film series), ''The Godfather'' (film series) ** The Godfather (soundtrack), ''The Godfather'' (soundtrack) * Godfather (1991 film), ''Godfather'' (1991 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film by Siddique–Lal * Godfather (2007 film), ''Godfather'' (2007 film), a Pakistani film by Hriday Shetty * Godfather (2012 film), ''Godfather'' (2012 film), an Indian Kannada-language film by P. C. Sriram ** Godfather (soundtrack), ''God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Boss
A crime boss, also known as a crime lord, mafia don, mob boss, kingpin, or godfather is the leader of a criminal organization. Description A crime boss has absolute or nearly absolute control over the other members of the organization and is often greatly feared or respected for being willing to use criminal means to exert their influence and gain profits from the criminal endeavors in which the organization engages.Manning, George A. ''iarchive:financialinvesti0002mann, Financial Investigation and Forensic Accounting.'' Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 2005. Some groups may only have as little as two ranks (a crime boss and their soldiers). Other groups have a more complex, structured organization with many ranks, and structure may vary with cultural background. Organized crime enterprises originating in Sicily differ in structure from those in mainland Italy. American groups may be structured differently from their European counterparts and Latino and African American gangs oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Godfather (book Series)
''The Godfather'' novel series is a series of Crime fiction, crime novels about Italian-American American Mafia, Mafia Crime family, families, most notably the fictional Corleone family, led by Don Vito Corleone and later his son Michael Corleone. The first novel, ''The Godfather (novel), The Godfather'', written by Mario Puzo, was released in 1969. It was adapted into a series of The Godfather (film series), three feature films, which became one of the most successful franchises in film history. Puzo also wrote the second novel, ''The Sicilian'', which was released in 1984, and was made into The Sicilian (film), a film (with ''Godfather'' references removed) in 1987. Mark Winegardner wrote the next two novels, ''The Godfather Returns'' and ''The Godfather's Revenge'', released in 2004 and 2006 respectively. Edward Falco wrote the fifth novel, based on a draft script by Mario Puzo, titled ''The Family Corleone'', which also served as a prequel to Puzo's first novel. It was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Godfather (2006 Video Game)
''The Godfather'' is a 2006 action-adventure video game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts. It was originally released in March 2006 for Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. It was later released for the PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3. Based upon the 1972 film ''The Godfather'', the game follows a non-canon character, Aldo Trapani, who is recruited into the Corleone family and works his way up its ranks while seeking revenge against his father's killers. The story of the game intersects with the film on numerous occasions, depicting major events from Aldo's perspective, or showing him perform actions that happened off-screen; for example, he avenges Bonasera's daughter, kills Luca Brasi's assassin, drives Vito Corleone to the hospital after he is shot, plants the gun for Michael Corleone to kill Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey, and places the horse's head in Jack Woltz's bed. Although the game was condemned by Francis Ford Coppola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Godfather (1991 Video Game)
''The Godfather'' is a side-scrolling run and gun video game released by U.S. Gold in 1991 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. A Master System version was cancelled. The plot is based on the three '' Godfather'' films. There are five levels which reflect the locations seen in the movies, including the streets of New York City, Miami, and the village of Corleone in Sicily. Gameplay ''The Godfather'' is a side-scrolling run and gun game with occasional first-person sequences. The player walks along the street, shooting enemy gangsters while avoiding shooting innocent people. Each level ends with a boss, as well as brief mini games. The final level consists of taking down an enemy helicopter while protecting Michael Corleone. Reception Critical reception to the Amiga version was mixed, ranging from 40% to 95%. ''Amiga Computing ''Amiga Computing'' is a discontinued monthly computer magazine Computer magazines are about computers and related subjects, such as networki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Married
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Godfathers (TV Series)
''The Godfathers'' is an Australian comedy drama television series which aired on the Nine Network from 1971 to 1972. This family series was created by Robert Bruning and Michael Laurence, who also had starring roles. Plot summary ''The Godfathers'' follows the story of widow Maria Varga, who decides to take in boarders into her house to help make ends meet. Her young son Mike is initially opposed to the idea and resents the new boarders until they throw him a surprise birthday party. He adopts the three boarders as his 'godfathers'. Cast Main / regular * Anna Volska as Maria Varga * Ashley Grenville as Mike Varga * Robert Bruning as Chris Johnson * Michael Laurence as Peter Fairhall * Eric Oldfield as Gary Peterson * Harold Hopkins as David Milson * Tina Grenville as Elizabeth Dent * Eve Wynne as Mrs. Parsons * Queenie Ashton as Mrs. Frenchman Guests * Benita Collings as Miss Lark (1 episode) * Peter Whitford as Dusty Rhodes (1 episode) * Diane Craig (1 episode) Produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfather Of Punk (other)
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Godfather of Punk can refer to: *Captain Beefheart (1941-2010) *Iggy Pop (born 1947), of The Stooges *Joey Ramone (1951-2001), of The Ramones *Lou Reed (1942-2013), of The Velvet Underground *Pete Townshend (born 1945), of The Who *John Lydon (born 1956) of The Sex Pistols and Public Image Limited (PIL) See also *Honorific nicknames in popular music When describing popular music artists, honorific nicknames are used, most often in the media or by fans, to indicate the significance of an artist, and are often Pantheon (religion), religious, Kinship terminology, familial, or most frequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honorific Nicknames In Popular Music
When describing popular music artists, honorific nicknames are used, most often in the media or by fans, to indicate the significance of an artist, and are often Pantheon (religion), religious, Kinship terminology, familial, or most frequently Imperial, royal and noble ranks, royal and aristocratic titles, used metaphorically. Honorific nicknames were used in classical music in Europe even in the early 19th century, with figures such as Mozart being called "The father of modern music" and Bach "The father of modern piano music". They were also particularly prominent in African Americans, African-American culture in the post-American Civil War, Civil War era, perhaps as a means of conferring status that had been negated by Slavery in the United States, slavery, and as a result entered early jazz and blues music, including figures such as Duke Ellington and Count Basie. In U.S. culture, despite its Republicanism in the United States, republican constitution and ideology, royalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor El Father
Héctor Luis Delgado Román (born September 4, 1979), also known by his stage name Héctor el Father, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and pastor. He rose to fame as a member of the duo Héctor & Tito Los Bambinos. As a producer, he is credited with discovering several major artists such as Tempo (rapper), Tempo, Don Omar and Wisin & Yandel. After becoming a born-again christian, he announced his retirement from music on September 3, 2008 with the album ''El Juicio Final'', but his series of Farewell Concerts went on until May 2010. After retirement, he obtained a degree in Theology at Southern Methodist University and has dedicated his life to Christianity. In 2015, he founded Maranatha Radio Ministries in Río Grande, Puerto Rico. In his recent work as a preacher, he has touched many lives, moving many rappers to follow in his footsteps including Tito El Bambino, Tito el Bambino and Almighty. He has also been prolific in the field of linguistics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfather (album)
''Godfather'' is the eleventh studio album by English grime MC Wiley. It was released on 13 January 2017 through CTA Records, a record label venture between Wiley and Logan Sama and is distributed by Warner Music Group. It succeeds the album '' Snakes & Ladders'' (2014), originally announced as Wiley's final album. The album features guest appearances from numerous MCs, including Skepta, Devlin, Jme, Ghetts, Chip, P Money, Lethal Bizzle, among others. Production derives from Wiley himself, Preditah, Swifta Beater, Rude Kid, Darq E Freaker and Teeza. It was originally slated to be Wiley's last solo album to be released until he announced on 3 November 2017 the release of a new album called ''Godfather II'' on 27 April 2018. The album was supported by four singles: "Can't Go Wrong", "Bring Them All / Holy Grime" featuring Devlin, "U Were Always, Pt. 2" featuring Skepta and Belly, and "Speakerbox". The album received critical acclaim from critics, while peaking at number 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Godfathers
The Godfathers are an English rock band from London, England, with strong influences from R&B and punk. Career The Godfathers were formed by Peter and Chris Coyne (vocals and bass, respectively) after the demise of The Sid Presley Experience in 1985, joined by Mike Gibson (guitar), Kris Dollimore (guitar) and George Mazur (drums). Peter Coyne had briefly worked as a music journalist from 1980 to 1982 for ''ZigZag'' and ''Record Mirror''. Fellow TSPE member, and later Godfather, Del Bartle, went on to form The Unholy Trinity with drummer Kevin Murphy. After independent single releases produced by Vic Maile, and collected on their debut album, '' Hit by Hit'', they signed to Epic Records in 1987. Extensive tours of the UK, Europe and the United States followed. Single and title track of their first album " Birth, School, Work, Death" made the U.S. ''Billboard'' Top 40 in 1988 after college radio and MTV airplay but the band were less commercially successful in the UK. Album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Godfathers (rap Duo)
''The Godfathers'' is an American New York-based hardcore hip hop group formed in 2011 by horrorcore rapper and record producer Necro from Brooklyn and mafioso rapper Kool G Rap from Queens. The duo's debut studio album '' Once Upon a Crime'' was released on November 19, 2013, via Psycho+Logical-Records Psycho may refer to: Mind * Psychopath * Sociopath * Someone with a personality disorder * Someone with a psychological disorder ** Someone with psychosis People with the nickname * Karl Amoussou or Psycho, mixed martial artist * Peter Ebdo .... Discography ;Albums * 2013: '' Once Upon a Crime'' ;Mixtapes * 2011: ''The Pre-Kill Volume I'' * 2012: ''The Pre-Kill Volume II'' ;Music videos * 2013: "Heart Attack" * 2014: "Unsub" ;Guest appearances * 2012: "The System" from '' The Murder Murder Kill Kill EP'' References External links The Godfathers on Facebook Kool G Rap on Facebook(archived) Necro Official website American hip-hop duos Hardcore hip-hop group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
