Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2

"Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2" is the grand two-part closer of Nothing Was the Same, opening with a JAY-Z collaboration over a soul-sampled beat before shifting into the solo "Paris Morton Music 2" coda. The first half pairs Drake with one of rap's foundational figures - a symbolic statement of stature - while the second half strips the production down and lets Drake summarize the album's themes alone, which many fans find the more affecting passage. The track opens with an audio clip referencing the lineage and history of recorded music, framing the song as a meditation on legacy. It is widely read as a deliberate closing argument: Drake situating himself within rap's history while asserting he has earned his own chapter. Fans frequently cite the solo second half as one of his best closing performances.