The overall feeling that you can get from "A Lesson Unlearnt" is one of smoov electro rhythms. There are some bits of funk, such as on the third track, but for the most part this maintains that synth-something feel with hip hop occasionally thrown in for fun. Yes, the old school hip hop beats do eventually lead to an appearance by Run the Jewels and really your mind should just make the connection: If Run the Jewels will be on it, then obviously it is good.
Through bits of Blue October's "Into the Ocean" vibe there is a song called "Romeo" in which he states more than once "I would have killed Romeo and saved Juliet / But I don't write stories that time won't forget". This is strange to me because, yeah, I get that you don't want to compare yourself to Shakespeare and all that but don't you want to try and write songs that time won't forget? Isn't that the point of this all?
Time has gone on for so long and will continue to go on long after we're gone. Our individual existences are such small blips on the grand radar that I wonder why someone wouldn't want to do something that creates a lasting impression in a positive way. (Say, invent the internet)
Regardless, this is one of the few artists who isn't strictly hip hop but has a song named after the artist name and it even is said in the lyrics. The song itself references something breaking "like your favorite old tape" and that obviously wins points with me, so you should listen to this at least once in your life. You owe yourself that much.
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