Tariq Trotter

Born 1971-10-03 (age 54)

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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

Get On Up

Get On Up

2014

as Pee Wee Ellis

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016

as The Roots

Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

as Self

Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

2002

as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

as Self

Bamboozled

Bamboozled

2000

as Alabama Porch Monkey

On the Inside

On the Inside

2011

as Tom Bogotus

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

2015

as Barbershop Patron

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012

as Self

Stealing Cars

Stealing Cars

2016

as Lionel McWorthers

Night Catches Us

Night Catches Us

2010

as Bostic Washington

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

2023

as Self

Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

2020

as Self

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

Yelling To The Sky

Yelling To The Sky

2011

as Roland

Love Rome

Love Rome

2004

as Tariq

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)

Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

2021

as Pozzo