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The first single from the band James.

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       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…

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,…

    Ted James – Paixão (feat. Jennifer James) M7, the movement never sleeps Rhime Divine The storm in my head is so thick All in all it was just another brick Writing is my passion, the bastion that I last in My spirit everlasting, alive in every fraction Of a thought my pens impacting, I’m dead if I’m not asking My head to break bread, and my hands not…

Rhythm Rebel Music [The Mixtape] by Ted James       Ted James – Save Our State (feat. Jennifer James) Lyrics by Ted James This is not a losing fight, we can push back, we are right We can rally, we have might, they cannot defend this type Of short-sighted budget gripe, that infiltrates the workers rights That instigates tuition hikes, that decimates our equal slice Of choices had for…