Biography
Tariq Luqmaan Trotter, better known by his stage name Black Thought, is an American rapper, singer, actor, television host, and the lead MC of the hip hop group The Roots, which he co-founded with drummer Questlove in Philadelphia. Regarded as "one of the most skilled, incisive, and prolific rappers of his time", he is widely lauded for his live performance skills, continuous multisyllabic rhyme schemes, complex lyricism, double entendres, and politically aware lyrics. He and The Roots perform as the house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, frequently playing games with Fallon and his guests.
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My Name Is Pedro
James Brown: Say It Loud
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Between the World and Me
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
tick, tick... BOOM!
The Deuce
Men in Black
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Brotherly Love
Saturday Night Live
Get on Up
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Brown Sugar
Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Bamboozled
The League
Stealing Cars
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Yelling To The Sky
Night Catches Us
On the Inside
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Random Acts of Flyness
Rise Up, Sing Out