<P> Jay - Z 's verse on `` Pound Cake '' has him referencing pop - culture and rapping in foreign languages . The `` Paris Morton Music 2 '' section features Drake `` proclaiming his once - in - a-generation greatness amid upscale - retail piano tinkling . '' The closing line of the song and album , is also the album 's title ; `` the tone is neither rueful nor celebratory as much as simply matter - of - fact . '' Wu - Tang Clan 's `` C.R.E.A.M. '' is sampled on `` Pound Cake '' , where the chorus is chopped throughout the song . The song also features Jimmy Smith in the intro , vocals from Timbaland on the chorus , and Ellie Goulding from her song `` Do n't Say a Word . '' The track features a `` smooth and mellow instrumental that remains steady , before a complete beat switch up at the four - minute mark '' . </P>
<P> Jay - Z 's verse on `` Pound Cake '' has him referencing pop - culture and rapping in foreign languages . The `` Paris Morton Music 2 '' section features Drake `` proclaiming his once - in - a-generation greatness amid upscale - retail piano tinkling . '' The closing line of the song and album , is also the album 's title ; `` the tone is neither rueful nor celebratory as much as simply matter - of - fact . '' Wu - Tang Clan 's `` C.R.E.A.M. '' is sampled on `` Pound Cake '' , where the chorus is chopped throughout the song . The song also features Jimmy Smith in the intro , vocals from Timbaland on the chorus , and Ellie Goulding from her song `` Do n't Say a Word . '' The track features a `` smooth and mellow instrumental that remains steady , before a complete beat switch up at the four - minute mark '' . </P>
who speaks in the beginning of pound cake
who speaks in the beginning of pound cake
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith