Tariq Trotter

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
October 3, 1971 (53 years old)
Popular Genres
Music Drama Documentary
Career Span
1995 – Present

Tariq Trotter

201 nominations
25 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Oct 3, 1971
Known For
Acting
Career
1995 – Present

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
Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar
2002
as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
as Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Stealing Cars
Stealing Cars
2016
as Lionel McWorthers
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
2020
as Self
Get on Up
Get on Up
2014
as Pee Wee Ellis
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024
as Self

Frequent Collaborators

Questlove
Questlove
4 shared projects
in "Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’"
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Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
3 shared projects
in "Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’"
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Andy Samberg
Andy Samberg
2 shared projects
in "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
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Jorma Taccone
Jorma Taccone
2 shared projects
in "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
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Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph
2 shared projects
in "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
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Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon
2 shared projects
in "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
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Win Butler
Win Butler
2 shared projects
in "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
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Régine Chassagne
Régine Chassagne
2 shared projects
in "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
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Kirk Douglas
2 shared projects
in "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
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James 'Kamal' Gray
2 shared projects
in "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
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Damon Bryson
2 shared projects
in "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
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Mark Kelley
2 shared projects
in "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert"
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Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

tick, tick... BOOM!
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Brown Sugar
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Stealing Cars
Between the World and Me

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