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
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021)
as Self
Bamboozled (2000)
as Alabama Porch Monkey
Brotherly Love (2015)
as Barbershop Patron
Brown Sugar (2002)
as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Between the World and Me (2020)
as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 (—)
as Self
Stealing Cars (2016)
as Lionel McWorthers
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023)
as Self
Yelling To The Sky (2011)
as Roland
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
as Self
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998)
as Tariq Trotter
Night Catches Us (2010)
as Bostic Washington
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular (2024)
as Self
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God (2026)
as Self (voice)
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface (2018)
as Damar Varnish
On the Inside (2011)
as Tom Bogotus
Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary (—)
as Self
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville (2017)
as Self
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon (2017)
as Self
Brooklyn Babylon (2001)
as Solomon
My Name Is Pedro (2020)
as Self
Waiting for Godot (2021)
as Pozzo
On The Go - Repeat Offender (1995)
Actor
Bread EP Short Film (2018)
as Himself (Voice)
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma (2021)
as Self
The Roots Present (—)
as Self
Love Rome (2004)
as Tariq