Res
They say that it’s a long way to the top if you wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll, and th… Read Full Bio ↴They say that it’s a long way to the top if you wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll, and that’s an expression singer/songwriter Res knows all too well. 2001 was the year Res changed the game with How I Do, a cross-genre masterpiece that she co-penned with childhood friend Santi White (now known as Santigold). The album yielded four hit singles – the Nas remixed “Ice King”, the Billboard chart-topping “They Say Vision”, “Golden Boys”, and “Sittin’ Back” – and placed Res in a unique albeit coveted position of soulful songstress with a Hip-Hop edge. Like many great artists on the majors, the Philly native fell victim to label politics. “In a nut shell, I put out the first record [How I Do] and MCA went under,” she explains. “Instead of letting all of the people go, they handpicked like a hundred artists and brought them to Geffen. I went to Geffen, made a whole second Res album and they never put it out.” The album was mixed, mastered, and shelved. After a few years of stunted creativity while living in LA on a label salary, Res made the bravest decision in her career – she severed ties with Geffen and became a free agent. “Years were going by and they were just paying my rent and letting me live but not putting my music out,” she recalls. “I asked if I could leave.”
While the world hadn’t heard a follow-up Res album, that didn’t mean there was no music. In 2006 Res was asked by Hip-Hop crooner Cee-Lo to join the Gnarls Barkley world tour promoting their Grammy Award winning album St. Elsewhere. "That was a ride I will never forget! We performed in places like New Zealand, Australia, Japan, all throughout Europe and the United States...in the most ridiculous costumes," she fondly remembers. Throughout the year and a half touring as a background singer for Gnarls Barkley, Res constantly wrote new material, including the song “To Empower” which landed on the soundtrack to Akeelah and the Bee. Upon returning to the States, she started a residency at Hollywood’s the Mint and began doing spot dates in LA, Atlanta, and San Francisco performing new material. “Then I decided to get my act together,” she says. Then Idle Warship happened.
“I started a group with Talib Kweli ,” Res says of the genesis of Idle Warship. Their music melds the rapping of Kweli with the singing of Res peppered in. Idle Warship took the 2008 SXSW by storm, making their official debut with an unlikely paired fanbase of Rock and Hip-Hop heads. While the trio is still forming songs and gearing for an official release, the stage is now set for Res to re-emerge with her second solo offering.
Black.Girls.Rock! is a true labor of love for Res. Growing up in a household warmed by Marvin Gaye plus being a child of the ‘80s, Res was always eclectic in her musical tastes. While her early days offered electro-laden Neo Soul, Res spent a large portion of her in between years crafting singer/songwriter folk songs. Add in the influences from touring Europe with Gnarls Barkley and the music she is now making has never been heard before. With songs that were previously unreleased from her Geffen days coupled with newly penned hymns of heartache, love, and rebirth, Black.Girls.Rock! is the long-awaited album that will live up to every fan’s expectation.
Res’ near-decade long career is filled with winding paths and memorable experiences. While she’s no stranger to the hardships of being an artist, Res is simply in love with making music and the world will fall in love once again with Black.Girls.Rock! Her voice, her style, and her sound are a combination lacking in today’s music. While her debut set the tone for the start of the first decade of the new millennium, Black.Girls.Rock! will own the close of it. By now many would have given up, but Res was born to make music. Simply put, “You’re destined to do what you’re destined to do.”
While the world hadn’t heard a follow-up Res album, that didn’t mean there was no music. In 2006 Res was asked by Hip-Hop crooner Cee-Lo to join the Gnarls Barkley world tour promoting their Grammy Award winning album St. Elsewhere. "That was a ride I will never forget! We performed in places like New Zealand, Australia, Japan, all throughout Europe and the United States...in the most ridiculous costumes," she fondly remembers. Throughout the year and a half touring as a background singer for Gnarls Barkley, Res constantly wrote new material, including the song “To Empower” which landed on the soundtrack to Akeelah and the Bee. Upon returning to the States, she started a residency at Hollywood’s the Mint and began doing spot dates in LA, Atlanta, and San Francisco performing new material. “Then I decided to get my act together,” she says. Then Idle Warship happened.
“I started a group with Talib Kweli ,” Res says of the genesis of Idle Warship. Their music melds the rapping of Kweli with the singing of Res peppered in. Idle Warship took the 2008 SXSW by storm, making their official debut with an unlikely paired fanbase of Rock and Hip-Hop heads. While the trio is still forming songs and gearing for an official release, the stage is now set for Res to re-emerge with her second solo offering.
Black.Girls.Rock! is a true labor of love for Res. Growing up in a household warmed by Marvin Gaye plus being a child of the ‘80s, Res was always eclectic in her musical tastes. While her early days offered electro-laden Neo Soul, Res spent a large portion of her in between years crafting singer/songwriter folk songs. Add in the influences from touring Europe with Gnarls Barkley and the music she is now making has never been heard before. With songs that were previously unreleased from her Geffen days coupled with newly penned hymns of heartache, love, and rebirth, Black.Girls.Rock! is the long-awaited album that will live up to every fan’s expectation.
Res’ near-decade long career is filled with winding paths and memorable experiences. While she’s no stranger to the hardships of being an artist, Res is simply in love with making music and the world will fall in love once again with Black.Girls.Rock! Her voice, her style, and her sound are a combination lacking in today’s music. While her debut set the tone for the start of the first decade of the new millennium, Black.Girls.Rock! will own the close of it. By now many would have given up, but Res was born to make music. Simply put, “You’re destined to do what you’re destined to do.”
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Res Lyrics
01 I'd pull it straight out the sky if I could Oh,…
03. 700 Mile Situation Now for all the times you must go Notice all the…
05 Orange lamps shine by willow bay Ice covers from the lake…
1 Otwieram od mieszkania drzwi I ledwo coś widzę bo jest zachm…
2 Lie to me Baby cry for me Say its fine to be But…
3 Wache saudrunk Saunass Auf da In einem Feld Schneebedeckt Te…
5 It's a 5AM wake up call, you're screaming And all I…
7 Rbit ben 2iden 2amine, 2id 7alel 2aktar mnel tenye Kel ma…
700 Mile Situation Now for all the times you must go Notice all the…
8 Where did the 2000's go What happened to the people Why did…
9 Nineteen ninety Nineteen ninety Nineteen ninety Nineteen…
Árnyékban járj Ma este végre szentté tehetnélek. De engem is kirúgott…
Be Myself I'm driving down this lonely road And I know you been…
Bittersweet Next I can clearly recall I spread myself so thin over so…
Chance If I saw that girl today I'd still walk away Doesn't matter…
Dreams Smoking dank, riding high Rolling Kush, looking fly Feeling …
For Who You Are Are you for real? Are you for real? Hey you, are you…
Forever Know me, own me And blow me out Take me, shake me And…
Golden Boys Why are you selling dreams of who you wish you…
Gyönyörű dráma Gyönyörű dráma Most melletted vagyok …
Hustler I've got something with me My soul's kinda gritty Now do I…
I've Known The Garden [Chorus] One of these days the gig is up Shouldn't we take…
Ice King Although you're an Ice King Everything that you gave to me C…
Ideál Yo te quiero enseñar un fantástico mundo Ven princesa y…
If There Ain't Nothin I can see our high don't come so quick no…
Ive Known The Garden [Chorus] One of these days the gig is up Shouldn't we take…
Leave Here Tomorrow Ever since the day we met I always knew you were…
Let Love I've been a devil and I've been a saint We've all…
Let You Go 우리 모인 이곳에 기뻐하며 찬양하네 온 맘 다해 손들고 왕의 왕께…
Magamba zárva Annyira magam alatt vagyok, hogy ki se látszom,…
Miracles If only you believe like I believe baby We'd get…
say it anyway Say say it anyway if you want to 'Cuz I…
Sittin Back Sittin' back in the cut Looking fine Look at that nigga…
Színek A pirosat kívánom, az erősen pirosat, a vértől mocskosat,…
The Chain I write the note for my memories, I'm searching the truth…
The Hustler I've got something with me My soul's kinda gritty Now do I…
There's No Way Eye open, eyes closed Curled up, inquisitive, belligerent, w…
They Say I am so exhausted My life is changing constantly I don´t wan…
They Say Vision I wanna try that pill that people take Make you believe…
They Say Vision (Bastone & Bur I wanna try that pill that people take Make you…
They-Say Vision I wanna try that pill that people take Make you believe…
Tsunami I feel so nice just when you're here The reason why…
Tyü-Tyü-Tyü Pá Pá I'm really different lets go I'm really different lets go I'…
Where Do We Go Where do we go? What do we say? What do…
x 時計台 パッパパラパパ 人形たち まわる街で 突然､思いだした 彼は私を好きなのかなって ○ 来たぞ 来た 恋の気分が …