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