Tariq Trotter

Born 1971-10-03 (age 55)

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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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Tariq Trotter

Known For

tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

as H.A.W.K. Smooth

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016

as The Roots

Chasing Liberty

Chasing Liberty

2004

as The Roots

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

as Self

Get On Up

Get On Up

2014

as Pee Wee Ellis

Bamboozled

Bamboozled

2000

as Alabama Porch Monkey

Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

2002

as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

2005

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

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

2021

as Self

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

2015

as Barbershop Patron

Stealing Cars

Stealing Cars

2016

as Lionel McWorthers

Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

2017

as Self

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

2023

as Self

Night Catches Us

Night Catches Us

2010

as Bostic Washington

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

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

2026

as Self (voice)

Brooklyn Babylon

Brooklyn Babylon

2001

as Solomon

Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

2020

as Self

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012

as Self

Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary

as Self

Yelling To The Sky

Yelling To The Sky

2011

as Roland