Tariq Trotter

Tariq Trotter

🎂 3rd October 1971 (54 yrs)

Known For

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

Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God (2026)

as Self (voice)

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

My Name Is Pedro

My Name Is Pedro (2020)

as Self

Bread EP Short Film

Bread EP Short Film (2018)

as Himself (Voice)

Party Monster: Scratching the Surface

Party Monster: Scratching the Surface (2018)

as Damar Varnish

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

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Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 (N/A)

as Self

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Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary (N/A)

as Self