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Tariq Trotter
Born
3 October 1971
Acting

Tariq Trotter

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.

As actor

Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

2026 · Self (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025 · Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

2024 · Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

2023 · Self
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

2021 · Self
Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot

2021 · Pozzo
tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021 · H.A.W.K. Smooth
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

2021 · Self
Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

2020 · Self
My Name Is Pedro

My Name Is Pedro

2020 · Self
Bread EP Short Film

Bread EP Short Film

2018 · Himself (Voice)
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

2017 · Self
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

2017 · Self
Stealing Cars

Stealing Cars

2016 · Lionel McWorthers
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016 · The Roots
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

2015 · Barbershop Patron
Get On Up

Get On Up

2014 · Pee Wee Ellis
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012 · Self
On the Inside

On the Inside

2011 · Tom Bogotus
Yelling To The Sky

Yelling To The Sky

2011 · Roland
Night Catches Us

Night Catches Us

2010 · Bostic Washington
Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

2005 · Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Love Rome

Love Rome

2004 · Tariq
Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

2002 · Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Brooklyn Babylon

Brooklyn Babylon

2001 · Solomon
Bamboozled

Bamboozled

2000 · Alabama Porch Monkey
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

1998 · Tariq Trotter
On The Go - Repeat Offender

On The Go - Repeat Offender

1995
The Roots Present

The Roots Present

Self

Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

Self