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Tariq Trotter
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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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
Men in Black1997 · Songs3.6ActuallyLike
tick, tick... BOOM!2021 · H.A.W.K. Smooth3.8ActuallyLike
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping2016 · The Roots3.3ActuallyLike
Get On Up2014 · Pee Wee Ellis3.4ActuallyLike
Brown Sugar2002 · Self - Black Thought [The Roots]3.3
Bamboozled2000 · Alabama Porch Monkey3.1
Brotherly Love2015 · Barbershop Patron3.5
Dave Chappelle's Block Party2005 · Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)3.4Cast
Cast credits
tick, tick... BOOM!2021 · H.A.W.K. Smooth3.8ActuallyLikePopstar: Never Stop Never Stopping2016 · The Roots3.3ActuallyLikeGet On Up2014 · Pee Wee Ellis3.4ActuallyLikeBrown Sugar2002 · Self - Black Thought [The Roots]3.3Bamboozled2000 · Alabama Porch Monkey3.1Brotherly Love2015 · Barbershop Patron3.5Dave Chappelle's Block Party2005 · Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)3.4
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage2021 · Self3.3
Stealing Cars2016 · Lionel McWorthers3.1
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 · Self3.2
On the Inside2011 · Tom Bogotus2.6
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God2026 · Self (voice)4.2
Between the World and Me2020 · Self4.0
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop2023 · Self4.5
Night Catches Us2010 · Bostic Washington2.7
My Name Is Pedro2020 · Self5.0
Yelling To The Sky2011 · Roland2.8
On The Go - Repeat Offender1995 · Cast4.0Crew
