Today in Hip Hop History

"In Da Club" tops the Hot 100 March 8, 2003

50 Cent's single In Da Club from his debut studio album,  Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (2003) his tops the Hot 100 chart for nine weeks.

Gang Starr releases "Hard to Earn", March 8, 1994

Hard To Earn is the fourth studio album by the hip hop duo Gang Starr (DJ Premier and Guru). The album was released on March 8 1994 by Chrysalis and EMI Records. The album featured the hit singles Mass Appeal,  DWYCK and Code of the Streets.

The film, New Jack City, was released on March 8, 1991

The American crime movie, New Jack City, directed by Mario Van Peebles as his film directorial debut, was released on March 8, 1991. The film stars Wesley Snipes as Nino Brown and also Ice T, Chris Rock and Mario Van Peebles.