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Tariq Trotter

Acting

Born October 3, 1971 · Philadelphia

Also known as Tariq · Black Thought · Tariq L. 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.

Filmography29 titles

My Name Is Pedro

2020as Self

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

as Self

James Brown: Say It Loud

Executive Producer

Between the World and Me

2020as Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025Executive Producer

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021as H.A.W.K. Smooth

The Deuce

2017as Reggie Love

Men in Black

1997Songs

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015as Damar Varnish

Brotherly Love

2015as Barbershop Patron

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Musical Guest

Get on Up

2014as Pee Wee Ellis

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

2005as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016as The Roots

Brown Sugar

2002as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage

2021as Self

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025as Self

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

2024as Self

Bamboozled

2000as Alabama Porch Monkey

The League

2023Executive Producer

Stealing Cars

2015as Lionel McWorthers

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self

Yelling To The Sky

2011as Roland

Night Catches Us

2010as Bostic Washington

On the Inside

2011as Tom Bogotus

Angry Birds Mystery Island

as Bat-Bat (voice)

Random Acts of Flyness

as Himself

Rise Up, Sing Out

Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)

2026Executive Producer