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[[https://vimeo.com/25691257]]

_"No One Is Illegal," the latest video from Test Their Logik_

Anarchist hip-hop duo [Test Their Logik](http://www.testtheirlogik.com/), fresh off [G20 conspiracy charges](https://crimethinc.com/blog/2010/12/15/test-their-logik-g20-update/) and recently back from a coast-to-coast Canadian tour, are pleased to announce the release of their highly-anticipated [debut album](http://store.crimethinc.com/x/audio.html). Recorded, produced, and mixed by Illogik and mastered by [Metalworks Studios](http://www.metalworksstudios.com/) (known for producing hip-hop acts such as Drake, DMX, and K-OS), “A” is uncompromising in both message and sound. Offering 11 new songs and 3 bonus tracks in just under an hour, it's a lyrical explosion in the face of authority and oppression, a sonic boom in the ears of big brother, and a no-holds-barred escape into rebellion.

[[http://store.crimethinc.com/x/audio.html]]

Ushering in a new era of subversive anti-authoritarian hip-hop, Test Their Logik delivers clear methodical rhymes alternating with rapid-fire lyrical assaults over dark bass- and synth-heavy beats. The album begins with a lyrical experiment never tried by even the most renowned lyricists: a full song only using words that start with the letter A. This title track sets the bar high for what comes next: everything from confrontation to reflection, to dancing, to imprisonment, and liberation.

Test Their Logik formed in the summer of 2009\. They've toured extensively throughout North America, playing benefit shows for prisoners and grassroots projects and performing at anti-capitalist convergences including the protests against the [Vancouver Olympics](https://crimethinc.com/blog/2010/02/15/riot-2010/), the [Toronto G20 summit](https://crimethinc.com/texts/recentfeatures/toronto.php), and the Cancún [COP16](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3X65CnJVxY) meeting. Their music has inspired revolutionaries around the world and been demonized by law enforcement agencies, corporate media outlets, and right-wing pundits. This is hip-hop as it should be: raw, forceful, polarizing, intelligent, and real.