Tariq Trotter

Born 1971-10-03 (age 54)

Biography

Tariq Luqmaan Trotter, better known as Black Thought, is an American rapper and the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group, The Roots, as well as an occasional actor.

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Known For

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

as Self

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

as H.A.W.K. Smooth

Brotherly Love

2015

as Barbershop Patron

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016

as The Roots

Bamboozled

2000

as Alabama Porch Monkey

Get On Up

2014

as Pee Wee Ellis

Brown Sugar

2002

as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

2005

as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)

Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

2026

as Self (voice)

Between the World and Me

2020

as Self

Stealing Cars

2016

as Lionel McWorthers

On the Inside

2011

as Tom Bogotus

Yelling To The Sky

2011

as Roland

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012

as Self

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Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

as Self

Night Catches Us

2010

as Bostic Washington

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Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary

as Self

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

1998

as Tariq Trotter

Brooklyn Babylon

2001

as Solomon

Waiting for Godot

2021

as Pozzo