
Tariq Trotter
Known For
Acting
Born
1971-10-03
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.
Most Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self

Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Damar Varnish

The Deuce
as Reggie Love

Brotherly Love
as Barbershop Patron

Bamboozled
as Alabama Porch Monkey

Angry Birds Mystery Island
as Bat-Bat (voice)

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as The Roots

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
as Self

tick, tick... BOOM!
as H.A.W.K. Smooth

Random Acts of Flyness
as Himself

Brown Sugar
as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

Get On Up
as Pee Wee Ellis

Rap Mentors
as Self

The Grammys
as Self

Rise Up, Sing Out

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self

Between the World and Me
as Self

Stealing Cars
as Lionel McWorthers