Tariq Trotter
Biography
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
Men in Black
Songs
tick, tick... BOOM!
H.A.W.K. Smooth
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
The Roots
Get On Up
Pee Wee Ellis
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Brown Sugar
Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Bamboozled
Alabama Porch Monkey
Brotherly Love
Barbershop Patron
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Filmography
Acting (42)
Movies (32)
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
2026as Self (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025as Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024as Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023as Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021as H.A.W.K. Smooth
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021as Self
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
2021as Self
Waiting for Godot
2021as Pozzo
Between the World and Me
2020as Self
My Name Is Pedro
2020as Self
Bread EP Short Film
2018as Himself (Voice)
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
2018as Damar Varnish
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017as Self
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
2017as Self
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016as The Roots
Stealing Cars
2016as Lionel McWorthers
Brotherly Love
2015as Barbershop Patron
Get On Up
2014as Pee Wee Ellis
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012as Self
On the Inside
2011as Tom Bogotus
Yelling To The Sky
2011as Roland
Night Catches Us
2010as Bostic Washington
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Love Rome
2004as Tariq
Brown Sugar
2002as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Brooklyn Babylon
2001as Solomon
Bamboozled
2000as Alabama Porch Monkey
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998as Tariq Trotter
On The Go - Repeat Offender
1995
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
as Self
Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary
as Self
The Roots Present
as Self
Television (10)
Angry Birds Mystery Island
2024as Bat-Bat (voice)
Rise Up, Sing Out
2022
Rap Mentors
2021as Self
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019as Self
Random Acts of Flyness
2018as Himself
The Deuce
2017as Reggie Love
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015as Damar Varnish
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Musical Guest
The Grammys
1959as Self
Crew (7)
Movies (6)
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2026Executive Producer
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2026Producer
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
2026Writer
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Executive Producer
The League
2023Executive Producer
Men in Black
1997Songs
Television (1)
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