Jay-Z's verse on 'Pound Cake' has him referencing pop-culture and rapping in foreign languages. The song features them both rapping on the 'Pound Cake' side of the song, with 'Paris Morton Music 2' being a solo Drake track. Drake called the song a sequel, to his previous collaboration with Jay-Z 'Light Up', which was featured on his debut album Thank Me Later. It then leaked along with the rest of the album on September 15, 2013. Leading up to the album's release, 'Pound Cake' / 'Paris Morton Music 2' was one of the most anticipated songs from Nothing Was the Same. 'Paris Morton' is the name of a model who Drake wrote the first 'Paris Morton Music' about, which was an extended verse from his Rick Ross collaboration 'Aston Martin Music'. However, Jay-Z gave the song back to Drake, so he could use it on Nothing Was the Same. Following that, he sent 'Pound Cake' to Jay-Z, who wanted to use the song for his twelfth studio album Magna Carta Holy Grail. OVO Sound producer Boi-1da then created a instrumental that Drake decided to use for the song. Jay-Z sent Drake his two verses a cappella for 'Pound Cake', who Noah '40' Shebib' created a beat for, but Drake decided was not right for the song. In September 2013, Drake appeared on the cover of Billboard, where in the interview he stated he had two Jay-Zverses on the outro track of Nothing Was the Same. 'Pound Cake' was later serviced to radio in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2013, as the album's fourth single, and was subsequently added to the BBCRadio 1Xtraplaylist. The track peaked at #65 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. 'Paris Morton Music 2' was produced by Detail. 'Pound Cake' features a significant sample of 'Don't Say A Word' by Ellie Goulding, 'Jimmy Smith Rap' by Jimmy Smith, as well as 'C.R.E.A.M.' by the Wu-Tang Clan, and was produced by frequent collaborator Boi-1da and Jordan Evans. The track serves as the outro to the standard edition of Nothing Was the Same. The track consists of two songs, 'Pound Cake' featuring a guest appearance by Jay-Z, and 'Paris Morton Music 2' a sequel to 'Paris Morton Music'. ' Pound Cake' / 'Paris Morton Music 2' is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his third studio album Nothing Was the Same released in 2013.