Tariq Trotter

Acting

Born 03/10/1971

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

Spark Into a Flame
2026
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
2026
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024
Angry Birds Mystery Island
2024
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
Rise Up, Sing Out
2022
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
Rap Mentors
2021
Waiting for Godot
2021
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
2021
Between the World and Me
2020
My Name Is Pedro
2020
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019
Bread EP Short Film
2018
Random Acts of Flyness
2018
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
2018
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017
The Deuce
2017
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
2017
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
Stealing Cars
2016
Brotherly Love
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
Get On Up
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
On the Inside
2011
Yelling To The Sky
2011
Night Catches Us
2010
Silent Library
2009
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
Love Rome
2004
Chasing Liberty
2004
Brown Sugar
2002
Brooklyn Babylon
2001
Bamboozled
2000
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998
On The Go - Repeat Offender
1995
The Roots Present
The Grammys
1959