Idle Warship was a musical duo composed of Brooklyn emcee Talib Kweli and Philadelphia singer Res.Entertainment Weekly. February 7, 2008. Retrieved 7/26/08. 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. 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","NEW MUSIC: Idle Warship (Talib Kweli & Res) - “Industry Diary”" , Inverse. Retrieved 7/25/08. "Screamin'" featuring mc chris, "Pull It Out" featuring Dapa Flex, "Fall Back" featuring Chester French, among others."Idle Warship feat. Chester French: 'Fall Back'" , Vibe. Retrieved 7/25/08."Idle Warship to Hillary: 'Fall Back'" SoulBounce.com. Retrieved 7/25/08.
The group released their debut album Habits of the Heart on November 1, 2011."News in Brief: Double Dagger, Idle Warship, Gary Numan, Gospel Music'" Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 11/1/11.
After Res accused Talib Kweli of sexual misconduct, their dispute signaled the end of Idle Warship in 2018.
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)
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