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Swae Lee is back at Genius to break down his latest single “MURAL,” off his debut solo album SAME DIFFERENCE. The rapper-producer gets into why the song sounds like love to him, how his chemistry with Jhené Aiko made adding her to the track feel effortless, wanting someone to be his peace, and more!

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00:00Miro is about somebody who basically like a work of art.
00:03But as quick as the picture can be painted, it can be erased.
00:13For me, that song is like, it sound like love.
00:15A healthy love.
00:16That song was like a no brainer.
00:18It took me probably like 30 minutes.
00:20Jenae did it one day.
00:21She told me she loved the song.
00:22I was like, I'm glad you love it as much as me.
00:25And then when she added to it, it was just the icing on the cake.
00:28Yeah, we definitely got good chemistry.
00:29Shit, we need to cook a whole EP or something, you know what I'm saying?
00:43Everything that happened.
00:44And she still got you on her mind or you got her on her mind.
00:46Whatever, however it goes.
00:47Like the love is just pushing through everything.
00:50Shaylin went to Turk.
00:50She's still thinking about you.
00:52She was like, you the realest that she just came across.
00:59She's not a pick me, pick me kind of girl.
01:02She know what she want.
01:03She know what she align with.
01:05She ain't compromise for nobody type stuff.
01:07She's not a pick me, pick me kind of girl.
01:08She that girl.
01:09She the one I'm trying to pick.
01:10You feel me?
01:11Ice out drinking.
01:12Be my peace.
01:14Being a nigga peace, like damn.
01:16A nigga come home from Australia, like you might have a crazy
01:20stewed chicken and rice and peas ready for a nigga.
01:23You know what I'm saying?
01:23Like rub a nigga back.
01:25You want you to be soft and just make a nigga feel good.
01:33Murals are usually like positive depictions of a person.
01:37Every time she close her eyes, she just think about you.
01:38She see your face like a painting.
01:42You know what I'm saying?
01:42Or vice versa.
01:49Shaylin might be in love with her ex too.
01:51You never know.
01:51You just never know what a person got going on.
01:53But you got to pay attention.
01:54You know what I'm saying?
01:55A nigga traumatized.
01:55A nigga seeing a lot of shit out here.
01:57Usually a nigga just on alert.
01:59Once you see something, it's like, all right.
02:01Turn and run.
02:02It was fun while I lasted.
02:03You know what I'm saying?
02:03But get up out of there.
02:04But this time it was different.
02:05The home wreck and she just does this for fun.
02:19And then the schedule be crazy.
02:22I just want you to hold it down.
02:24Hopefully I see you again.
02:24Whether it's like me, I got to go on tour for a month.
02:28Come back after tour to see you again.
02:29Or whether it's two days from now.
02:31You know what I'm saying?
02:32Whenever I see you again.
02:33Hopefully I see you again.
02:34Hopefully we locked in forever.
02:41This particular girl might have had a prior relationship.
02:43But now it's like, I need you.
02:45Like, you're mine.
02:46So if she belong to somebody, it's like, damn, it's me now.
02:57Like she just found some crazy shit.
02:59Like I hit her, boom, random time.
03:00Perfect time.
03:02She need some love, boom.
03:04She pull up on me.
03:16Fuckin' with the right one now.
03:17You know what I'm saying?
03:18It's the same difference.
03:18It's the same difference.
03:19I don't see any difference.
03:20Like the grass green over there.
03:21That type stuff.
03:22You're not going to want to turn back.
03:26On the music video, it's us in the art gallery.
03:29You know what I'm saying?
03:30We painting the perfect picture.
03:31Sweeping off her feet.
03:33You know what I'm saying?
03:33The video is just as wavy as the song.
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