Idle Warship

Idle Warship
Background information
Genres	Indie pop, hip hop, alternative hip hop
Years active	2004–2018
Labels	Blacksmith Records/Element 9
Past members	Talib Kweli Res Graph Nobel
Website	www.idlewarship.com

Idle Warship was a musical duo composed of Brooklyn emcee Talib Kweli and Philadelphia singer Res.^[1] Res has appeared on each Talib Kweli album since 2000's Train of Thought. They have also toured together, including on the summer 2005 MGD Flavor 2 Savor mini-tour. They released their debut mixtape, Party Robot, on October 27, 2009 for free.^[2] This was originally set for a 2008 release and announced on Talib Kweli's MySpace page in a New Year's blog entry.

Idle Warship has released songs via their MySpace page, including "Industry Diary",^[3] "Screamin'" featuring mc chris, "Pull It Out" featuring Dapa Flex, "Fall Back" featuring Chester French, among others.^[4][5]

The group released their debut album Habits of the Heart on November 1, 2011.^[6]

After Res accused Talib Kweli of sexual misconduct,^[7][8][9] their dispute signaled the end of Idle Warship in 2018.^{[citation needed]}

Albums

• 2011: Habits of the Heart

Mixtape

• 2009: Party Robot

Singles

• 2008: "Screamin'" (featuring mc chris)
• 2008: "Black Snake Moan"
• 2008: "Get Up and Dance"
• 2008: "Steady"
• 2008: "Say You Will"
• 2008: "Try It On howwedoitoverhere"
• 2008: "Fall Back" (featuring Chester French)
• 2011: "Laser Beams"

Collaborations

• 2000: "Too Late" (from Reflection Eternal's Train of Thought)
• 2002: "Where Do We Go" (from Talib Kweli's Quality)
• 2004: "Going Hard" (from Talib Kweli's The Beautiful Struggle)
• 2004: "We Got the Beat" (from Talib Kweli's The Beautiful Struggle)
• 2005: "7:30" (from Talib Kweli's Right About Now (Bonus Edition) and 2004's The Beautiful Mix CD)
• 2007: "Soul Music" (from Talib Kweli and Madlib's Liberation)
• 2007: "Everything Man" (from Talib Kweli's Eardrum)
• 2008: "TRY IT ON (HOWWEDOITOVERHERE)"
• 2009: "Back Again" (from Reflection Eternal's Revolutions per Minute)
• 2012: "Get Your Way (Sex as a Weapon)" (from The Man with the Iron Fists OST)

References

1. Entertainment Weekly. February 7, 2008. Retrieved 7/26/08.
2. ""Mick Boogie & Idle Warship: Party Robot", kevinnottingham.com. Retrieved 11/1/09". Archived from the original on 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
3. "NEW MUSIC: Idle Warship (Talib Kweli & Res) - “Industry Diary”" Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine, Inverse. Retrieved 7/25/08.
4. "Idle Warship feat. Chester French: 'Fall Back'" Archived 2008-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, Vibe. Retrieved 7/25/08.
5. "Idle Warship to Hillary: 'Fall Back'" Archived 2008-07-09 at the Wayback Machine SoulBounce.com. Retrieved 7/25/08.
6. "News in Brief: Double Dagger, Idle Warship, Gary Numan, Gospel Music'" Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 11/1/11.
7. Kreps, Daniel (2018-06-04). "Talib Kweli Faces Sexual Harassment Accusations From Former Protégé Res". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
8. Burks, Tosten. "Singer Res Accuses Talib Kweli of Withholding Her Music - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
9. "Talib Kweli Battles Ex-Collaborator Res in Court, on Twitter Over Sexual Harassment Claim". Pitchfork. 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

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