
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





