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.
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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.
2026Spark Into a FlameMovieas Self
2026Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)MovieExecutive Producer
2026Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad GodMovieas Self (voice)2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertMovieas Self
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicMovieExecutive Producer
2024Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning SpectacularMovieas Self
2024Angry Birds Mystery IslandTV showas Bat-Bat (voice) · 2 episodes
2024James Brown: Say It LoudTV showExecutive Producer · 4 episodes
2023A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopMovieas Self
2023The LeagueMovieExecutive Producer
2022Rise Up, Sing OutTV show8 episodes2021tick, tick... BOOM!Movieas H.A.W.K. Smooth2021Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and RageMovieas Self
2021Rap MentorsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2021Waiting for GodotMovieas Pozzo
2021Don't Go Tellin' Your MommaMovieas Self
2020Between the World and MeMovieas Self
2020My Name Is PedroMovieas Self
2019Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaTV showas Self · Creator · 6 episodes
2018Bread EP Short FilmMovieas Himself (Voice)2018Random Acts of FlynessTV showas Himself · 1 episodes
2018Party Monster: Scratching the SurfaceMovieas Damar Varnish
2017Dave Matthews Band - Concert for CharlottesvilleMovieas Self2017The DeuceTV showas Reggie Love · 4 episodes
2017Race Through New York Starring Jimmy FallonMovieas Self2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingMovieas The Roots2016Stealing CarsMovieas Lionel McWorthers2015Brotherly LoveMovieas Barbershop Patron2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtTV showas Damar Varnish · 1 episodes2014Get On UpMovieas Pee Wee Ellis2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV showas Self - Musical Guest · as Self · as Self - Guest · 6 episodes
2012Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on DivorceMovieMusic
2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Movieas Self2011On the InsideMovieas Tom Bogotus2011Yelling To The SkyMovieas Roland2010Night Catches UsMovieas Bostic Washington2005Dave Chappelle's Block PartyMovieas Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
2004Love RomeMovieas Tariq2004Chasing LibertyMovieas The Roots2002Brown SugarMovieas Self - Black Thought [The Roots]2001Brooklyn BabylonMovieas Solomon2000BamboozledMovieas Alabama Porch Monkey
1998Pete Rock: Soul SurvivorMovieas Tariq Trotter
1997Men in BlackMovieSongs
1995On The Go - Repeat OffenderMovie1959The GrammysTV showas Self · 1 episodes
—The Roots PresentMovieas Self