Idle Warship
| Company type | Musical partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Talib Kweli, Res |
| Headquarters | Brooklyn, Philadelphia , United States |
| Products | Albums, mixtapes, singles |
Idle Warship was a musical partnership consisting of Brooklyn-based rapper Talib Kweli and vocalist Res from Philadelphia. Since the release of Talib Kweli's 2000 album Train of Thought, Res contributed vocals to all his projects. The duo also performed live together, notably during the 2005 MGD Flavor 2 Savor mini-tour. Their initial mixtape, titled Party Robot, became available as a free download on October 27, 2009, following an earlier intended release in 2008 announced through Talib Kweli’s MySpace profile.
On their MySpace platform, Idle Warship shared several songs including "Industry Diary," "Screamin'" featuring mc chris, "Pull It Out" with Dapa Flex, and "Fall Back" featuring Chester French.
Their first full-length album, Habits of the Heart, was officially launched on November 1, 2011.
The collaboration between Talib Kweli and Res ended after Res accused Kweli of sexual misconduct in 2018, which led to the disbandment of Idle Warship.
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" and "We Got the Beat" (from Talib Kweli's The Beautiful Struggle)
- 2005: "7:30" (featured on 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) and "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)" (featured on the soundtrack for The Man with the Iron Fists)