Tariq Trotter
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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
Credits
Get On Up (2014)
as Pee Wee Ellis
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
as H.A.W.K. Smooth
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
as The Roots
Brown Sugar (2002)
as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Bamboozled (2000)
as Alabama Porch Monkey
Brotherly Love (2015)
as Barbershop Patron
On the Inside (2011)
as Tom Bogotus
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 (—)
as Self
Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary (—)
as Self
Stealing Cars (2016)
as Lionel McWorthers
Night Catches Us (2010)
as Bostic Washington
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021)
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
as Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023)
as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Love Rome (2004)
as Tariq
Waiting for Godot (2021)
as Pozzo
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular (2024)
as Self
Yelling To The Sky (2011)
as Roland
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God (2026)
as Self (voice)
Brooklyn Babylon (2001)
as Solomon
Between the World and Me (2020)
as Self
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998)
as Tariq Trotter
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville (2017)
as Self
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon (2017)
as Self
On The Go - Repeat Offender (1995)
Actor
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma (2021)
as Self
Bread EP Short Film (2018)
as Himself (Voice)
My Name Is Pedro (2020)
as Self
The Roots Present (—)
as Self