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
Brotherly Love (2015)
as Barbershop Patron
Bamboozled (2000)
as Alabama Porch Monkey
Get On Up (2014)
as Pee Wee Ellis
Brown Sugar (2002)
as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God (2026)
as Self (voice)
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
On the Inside (2011)
as Tom Bogotus
Between the World and Me (2020)
as Self
Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary (—)
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 (—)
as Self
Yelling To The Sky (2011)
as Roland
Night Catches Us (2010)
as Bostic Washington
Stealing Cars (2016)
as Lionel McWorthers
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
as Self
Waiting for Godot (2021)
as Pozzo
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon (2017)
as Self
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998)
as Tariq Trotter
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021)
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
My Name Is Pedro (2020)
as Self
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville (2017)
as Self
The Roots Present (—)
as Self
On The Go - Repeat Offender (1995)
Actor
Love Rome (2004)
as Tariq
Bread EP Short Film (2018)
as Himself (Voice)
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma (2021)
as Self