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 October 30, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
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 (June 4, 2018). "Talib Kweli Faces Sexual Harassment Accusations From Former Protégé Res". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
8. Burks, Tosten. "Singer Res Accuses Talib Kweli of Withholding Her Music - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
9. "Talib Kweli Battles Ex-Collaborator Res in Court, on Twitter Over Sexual Harassment Claim". Pitchfork. June 3, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2022.