Tariq Trotter

Tariq Trotter

🎂 3rd October 1971 (54 yrs)

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.

Tariq Trotter

🎬 Movies Featuring Tariq Trotter

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)

as Self
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular (2024)

as Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023)

as Self
tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)

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

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021)

as Self
Waiting for Godot

Waiting for Godot (2021)

as Pozzo
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma (2021)

as Self
Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me (2020)

as Self
Bread EP Short Film

Bread EP Short Film (2018)

as Himself (Voice)
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville (2017)

as Self
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon (2017)

as Self
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

as The Roots
Stealing Cars

Stealing Cars (2016)

as Lionel McWorthers
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love (2015)

as Barbershop Patron
Get on Up

Get on Up (2014)

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

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)

as Self
On the Inside

On the Inside (2011)

as Tom Bogotus
Yelling To The Sky

Yelling To The Sky (2011)

as Roland
Night Catches Us

Night Catches Us (2010)

as Bostic Washington
Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)

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

Love Rome (2004)

as Tariq
Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar (2002)

as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Brooklyn Babylon

Brooklyn Babylon (2001)

as Solomon
Bamboozled

Bamboozled (2000)

as Alabama Porch Monkey
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998)

as Tariq Trotter
On The Go - Repeat Offender

On The Go - Repeat Offender (1995)

The Roots Present

The Roots Present (N/A)

as Self