Idle Warship was a musical duo composed of Brooklyn
emcee Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene (; born October 3, 1975) is an American rapper. He earned recognition early on through his collaboration with fellow Brooklyn rapper Mos Def in 1997, when they formed the group Black Star. Kweli's musical career continued with ...
and Philadelphia singer
Res. Res has appeared on each Talib Kweli album since 2000's ''
Train of Thought
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''. 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", "Screamin'" featuring
mc chris
Christopher Brendan Ward IV, better known by the stage name mc chris (stylized in all lower case), is an American rapper, voice actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his high-pitched voice and for combining his "geek" background with the ...
, "Pull It Out" featuring Dapa Flex, "Fall Back" featuring
Chester French
Chester French was an American indie pop band consisting of lead vocalist and songwriter David-Andrew 'D.A.' Wallach and multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Maxwell Drummey. They met as college students at Harvard University, naming their band ...
, among others.
The group released their debut album ''
Habits of the Heart'' on November 1, 2011.
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
Christopher Brendan Ward IV, better known by the stage name mc chris (stylized in all lower case), is an American rapper, voice actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his high-pitched voice and for combining his "geek" background with the ...
)
*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
Chester French was an American indie pop band consisting of lead vocalist and songwriter David-Andrew 'D.A.' Wallach and multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Maxwell Drummey. They met as college students at Harvard University, naming their band ...
)
*2011: "Laser Beams"
Collaborations
*2000: "Too Late" (from
Reflection Eternal
Reflection Eternal is an American hip hop duo composed of emcee Talib Kweli and producer Hi-Tek. They released their first album, ''Train of Thought'', in 2000. They have since released a mixtape, ''The RE: Union'', in late December 2009, and t ...
's ''
Train of Thought
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'')
*2002: "Where Do We Go" (from Talib Kweli's ''
Quality
Quality may refer to:
Concepts
*Quality (business), the ''non-inferiority'' or ''superiority'' of something
*Quality (philosophy), an attribute or a property
*Quality (physics), in response theory
*Energy quality, used in various science discipli ...
'')
*2004: "Going Hard" (from Talib Kweli's ''
The Beautiful Struggle
''The Beautiful Struggle'' is the second studio album by American rapper Talib Kweli. The album was released on September 28, 2004, by Rawkus Records and Geffen Records. The album features guest appearances such as Common, Faith Evans, Anthony Ham ...
'')
*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
Otis Jackson Jr. (born October 24, 1973), known professionally as Madlib, is an American DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and rapper. He is widely known for his collaborations with MF DOOM (as Madvillain), J Dilla (as Jaylib), and Fr ...
's ''
Liberation
Liberation or liberate may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Liberation'' (film series), a 1970–1971 series about the Great Patriotic War
* "Liberation" (''The Flash''), a TV episode
* "Liberation" (''K-9''), an episode
Gaming
* '' Liberati ...
'')
*2007: "Everything Man" (from Talib Kweli's ''
Eardrum
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The outer ear, external ear, or auris externa is the extern ...
'')
*2008: "TRY IT ON (HOWWEDOITOVERHERE)"
*2009: "Back Again" (from Reflection Eternal's ''
Revolutions per Minute
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Standards
ISO 80000-3:2019 defines a unit of rotation as the dimensionl ...
'')
*2012: "Get Your Way (Sex as a Weapon)" (from ''
The Man with the Iron Fists
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'' OST)
References
External links
Musical groups established in 2004
Musical groups disestablished in 2018
American hip hop groups
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