Nas - Make The World Go Round ft. Chris Brown, The Game

What this video is

Released during the height of hip-hop's commercial crossover moment in late 2008, 'Make The World Go Round' represents Nas's most overtly radio-oriented single from the politically charged Untitled album — a record that debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The collaboration bridges Queensbridge's lyrical tradition (Nas), Compton's West Coast rap identity (The…

Why it matters

Represents a canonical example of late-2000s major-label hip-hop's crossover commercial single format: tri-artist collaboration spanning rap and R&B, produced by Cool & Dre — one of the dominant hit-making production duos of the era — and released as a strategic second single from a critically…