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