Tariq Trotter

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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.

Born: October 3, 1971 (age 53)

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Known For

6.8

The Deuce

Movies & TV Credits

43 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert TV Special	7.7	Actor	Self	2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music TV Special	7.9	Production	Executive Producer	2025
Angry Birds: Mystery Island TV Show	7.9	Actor	Bat-Bat (voice)(2 Episodes)	2024
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular TV Special	5.3	Actor	Self	2024
James Brown: Say It Loud TV Show	6.9	Production	Executive Producer(4 Episodes)	2024
A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop TV Special	6.8	Actor	Self	2023
The League Movie	7.2	Production	Executive Producer	2023
Rise Up, Sing Out TV Show	4.0	Actor	—(8 Episodes)	2022
Waiting for Godot Movie	6.6	Actor	Pozzo	2021
tick, tick... BOOM! Movie	7.7	Actor	H.A.W.K. Smooth	2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage Movie	6.9	Actor	Self	2021
Forbes: Rap Mentors TV Show	—	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	2021
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma Short Film	6.9	Actor	Self	2021
Between the World and Me TV Special	7.2	Actor	Self	2020
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America Movie	7.8	Actor	Self(6 Episodes)	2019
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America Movie	7.8	Creator	Creator	2019
Bread EP Short Film Movie	—	Actor	Himself (Voice)	2018
Random Acts of Flyness TV Show	6.7	Actor	Himself(1 Episode)	2018
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville Movie	—	Actor	Self	2017
The Deuce TV Show	8.0	Actor	Reggie Love(4 Episodes)	2017
Stealing Cars Movie	5.9	Actor	Lionel McWorthers	2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Movie	6.8	Actor	The Roots	2016
Brotherly Love Movie	6.7	Actor	Barbershop Patron	2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt TV Show	7.6	Actor	Damar Varnish(1 Episode)	2015
Get on Up Movie	6.8	Actor	Pee Wee Ellis	2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Show	6.8	Actor	Self - Musical Guest(1 Episode)	2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Show	6.8	Actor	Self(2 Episodes)	2014
Vh1 Rock Docs: Yo! The Story of Yo! MTV Raps Movie	4.5	Actor	Self	2012
On the Inside Movie	5.3	Actor	Tom Bogotus	2011
Yelling To The Sky Movie	6.0	Actor	Roland	2011
Night Catches Us Movie	6.4	Actor	Bostic Washington	2010
Dave Chappelle's Block Party Movie	7.1	Actor	Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)	2005
Love Rome Movie	6.2	Actor	Tariq	2004
Brown Sugar Movie	6.7	Actor	Self - Black Thought [The Roots]	2002
Brooklyn Babylon Movie	5.7	Actor	Solomon	2001
Bamboozled Movie	6.8	Actor	Alabama Porch Monkey	2000
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor Movie	—	Actor	Tariq Trotter	1998
On The Go - Repeat Offender Movie	—	Actor	—	1995
Saturday Night Live TV Show	7.8	Actor	Self - Musical Guest(2 Episodes)	1975
The Grammys TV Show	8.7	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1959
Untitled Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary Movie	—	Production	Producer	—
The AristoCats Movie	—	Production	Executive Producer	—

Tariq Trotter

Known For

Get on Up

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

tick, tick... BOOM!

The Deuce

Movies & TV Credits