Name
Tariq Trotter
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1971-10-03 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
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On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and th...
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When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major ...
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Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches th...
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West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his...
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Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to ...
Examines the legacy, cultural impact, and body of work of American R&B/funk/jazz/soul/disc...
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Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches a...
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Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lin...
- 2010 Night Catches Us as Bostic Washington
- 2011 On the Inside as Tom Bogotus
- 2001 Brooklyn Babylon as Solomon
- 2017 Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville as Self
- 2014 Get On Up as Pee Wee Ellis
- 2012 Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self
- 2023 A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
- 2004 Love Rome as Tariq
- 1995 On The Go - Repeat Offender
- 2016 Stealing Cars as Lionel McWorthers
- 2015 Brotherly Love as Barbershop Patron
- 2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as The Roots
- 2011 Yelling To The Sky as Roland
- 2002 Brown Sugar as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
- 2000 Bamboozled as Alabama Porch Monkey
- 2018 Bread EP Short Film as Himself (Voice)
- 2020 Between the World and Me as Self
- 1998 Pete Rock: Soul Survivor as Tariq Trotter
- 2021 Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma as Self
- 2021 Waiting for Godot as Pozzo
- 2021 tick, tick... BOOM! as H.A.W.K. Smooth
- 2021 Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage as Self
- 2024 Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular as Self
- 2025 SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- 2005 Dave Chappelle's Block Party as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
- 2017 Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Soon The Roots Present as Self
- 2026 Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God as Self (voice)
- Soon Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 as Self
- 2020 My Name Is Pedro as Self
- Soon Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary as Self
- 2018 Party Monster: Scratching the Surface as Damar Varnish
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2021 Rap Mentors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 Rise Up, Sing Out ( 8 episodes )
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2017 The Deuce ( 4 episodes ) as Reggie Love
- 2018 Random Acts of Flyness ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ( 1 episode ) as Damar Varnish
- 2019 Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 Angry Birds Mystery Island ( 2 episodes ) as Bat-Bat (voice)
- 1959 The Grammys ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
