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    Ted James – No Gray Intro: Let the verdict breathe. Breathe. Breathe. One two three, one two three, breathe. One two three, one two three, breathe. What? Goddamnit. Okay. Chorus: Justice is a musket, primitive and rustic Gray, gray, gray everyday Justice is a musket, primitive and rustic Gray, gray, gray everyday (uh) Verse One: Justice is a musket, primitive and rustic Whichever way you thrust it Them…

Artist’s Note: Rhythm Rebel Music is a mixtape that has been almost 10 years in the making. It is a collection of singles, both released and unreleased, that have not previously appeared on another album. Over the course of the last decade, my time has primarily been devoted to my craft as an organizer, however, I have remained dedicated to cultivating my voice as an emcee. Hip hop is a…

Rhythm Rebel Music by Ted James       Rhime Divine – Humanity Chorus: Klaus Mein Humanity Auf wiedersehen It’s time to say goodbye The party’s over As the laughter dies An angel cries Humanity Verse One: Ted James Health care, health care, can we dealt here, like divisions melt here, like a pulse is felt here, like wealth is second tier to making tumors melt here, buck corporate interests…

      James Wattz Jones – Sneak Attack All lyrics written by Ted James, Nick Jones, & D-Wattz Intro: Ted James You’re now rocking with the best And we’re back It feels so good M7…James Wattz Jones Chorus: Nick Jones We started this movement shit (that’s right) So spare me with all your moods ‘n shit M7 (uh) we on that next level shit Every tock, every tick, and…

Rhythm Rebel Music by Ted James     Ted James – Checkers Club Verse One: Ted James I did my last vocal take for Expand Your Mind Then hit the road for Chicago with an axe to grind Head spinning, heart hollow, felt out of time New beginnings, demons follow, you can’t press rewind Old endings made me wallow in a dream’s decline Can’t swallow destiny in a bottle so…

Wattz Forever by Rhime Divine     Rhime Divine – Twisted Intro: D-Wattz Yeah…Rhime Divine in this muthafucka. D-Wattz. Ted James. Yo…we gotta come up with something new on this one, man. Freak ’em out a litte bit. Nah saying? Verse One: D-Wattz, Ted James 808 shakers, snares and oscillators Bass tapered bout the vapor incubating pen and paper Frays of blood draining scraping blades of mighty sabers Stain our…

Rhythm Rebel Music by Ted James       Ted James – Our Future (feat. Jennifer James) Bridge: Ted James We will not take another back seat to your cuts You’ve broken trust with the people grinding dreams into dust Stained our safety net with rust courting free market lust Through the business of your bluster, pushed our patience to the cusp Of a massive demonstration marching swiftly towards the…

    Rhime Divine – Dead Poets Society Intro: Ted James Cut to the end of time, the last mess The last soldier taking the last bullet in the chest Last conquest, last baby feeding off a breast Last mass held fast in a bomb shelter caste Last covenant sipped from the last wine glass Last bread sliced and dipped for the last nourishment The last governments unleash the last…

    Jonny Danger – Too Late (feat. Ted James & Nick Jones) Intro: Ted James, Jonny Danger, Nick Jones Hey, yo…what up, Danger? Hey man, word on the streets is that people think your new to the rap game. (Ted) Man, fuck that shit. I’ve been doing this shit for years. (Jonny) Hell yeah. Man, we need to let ’em know, man. Let’s take ’em back to that garage-sytle,…

This 19 min. video documents a huge march organized by the Texas State Employees Union (TSEU-CWA 6186) to defend Texas public services and public employees. Workers came from across the state to join TSEU members. They included teachers, teamsters, steelworkers, communication workers, electrical workers, carpenters, ironworkers, pipefitters and other union members. The Texas Forward Coalition organized grassroots groups including the Texas Organizing Project (TOP), the Center for Public Policy Priorities,…

    Ted James – Solidarity Forever (feat. Jennifer James) Original “Solidarity Forever” lyrics written by Ralph Chaplin. Lyrics were adapted to genre by Ted James. Verse One: Ted James When the union’s inspiration through the workers’ blood shall run There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one So keep it blasting through the speaker,…