Idle Warship

{{short description|American hip hop group}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Idle Warship

| image = Idle Warship, 2011.jpg

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| genre = Indie pop, hip hop, alternative hip hop

| years_active = 2004–2018

| label = Blacksmith Records/Element 9

| associated_acts = mc chris

| website = {{URL|http://www.idlewarship.com}}

| current_members =

| past_members = Talib Kweli
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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.{{Cite web |url=http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/10/27/mick-boogie-idle-warship-party-robot/ |title="Mick Boogie & Idle Warship: Party Robot", kevinnottingham.com. Retrieved 11/1/09 |access-date=2009-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030105028/http://kevinnottingham.com/2009/10/27/mick-boogie-idle-warship-party-robot/ |archive-date=2009-10-30 |url-status=dead }} 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",[http://inversehiphop.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/new-music-idle-warship-talib-kweli-res-industry-diary/ "NEW MUSIC: Idle Warship (Talib Kweli & Res) - “Industry Diary”"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417173845/http://inversehiphop.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/new-music-idle-warship-talib-kweli-res-industry-diary/ |date=2008-04-17 }}, Inverse. Retrieved 7/25/08. "Screamin'" featuring mc chris, "Pull It Out" featuring Dapa Flex, "Fall Back" featuring Chester French, among others.[http://www.vibe.com/news/videos/2008/05/idle_warship_chester_french_fall_back/ "Idle Warship feat. Chester French: 'Fall Back'"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803052142/http://www.vibe.com/news/videos/2008/05/idle_warship_chester_french_fall_back/ |date=2008-08-03 }}, Vibe. Retrieved 7/25/08.[http://www.soulbounce.com/soul/2008/05/idle_warship_to_hillary_fall_back.php "Idle Warship to Hillary: 'Fall Back'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709035848/http://www.soulbounce.com/soul/2008/05/idle_warship_to_hillary_fall_back.php |date=2008-07-09 }} SoulBounce.com. Retrieved 7/25/08.

The group released their debut album Habits of the Heart on November 1, 2011.[http://pitchfork.com/news/44346-news-in-brief-double-dagger-idle-warship-gary-numan-gospel-music/ "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,{{Cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=2018-06-04|title=Talib Kweli Faces Sexual Harassment Accusations From Former Protégé Res|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/talib-kweli-faces-sexual-harassment-accusations-from-former-protege-res-629864/|access-date=2022-01-19|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Burks|first=Tosten|title=Singer Res Accuses Talib Kweli of Withholding Her Music - XXL|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/res-talib-kweli-sexual-harassment-allegations/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=XXL Mag|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2018-06-03|title=Talib Kweli Battles Ex-Collaborator Res in Court, on Twitter Over Sexual Harassment Claim|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/talib-kweli-battles-ex-collaborator-res-in-court-on-twitter-over-sexual-harassment-claim/|access-date=2022-01-19|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}} their dispute signaled the end of Idle Warship in 2018.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}