Tariq Trotter
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.
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Movies (39)
Spark Into a Flame
2026 · Self
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2026 · Executive Producer
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
2026 · Self (voice)
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Executive Producer
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024 · Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 · Self
The League
2023 · Executive Producer
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · H.A.W.K. Smooth
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021 · Self
Waiting for Godot
2021 · Pozzo
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
2021 · Self
Between the World and Me
2020 · Self
My Name Is Pedro
2020 · Self
Bread EP Short Film
2018 · Himself (Voice)
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
2018 · Damar Varnish
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017 · Self
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
2017 · Self
Popstar
2016 · The Roots
Stealing Cars
2016 · Lionel McWorthers
Brotherly Love
2015 · Barbershop Patron
James Brown: El rey del soul
2014 · Pee Wee Ellis
Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce
2012 · Music
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 · Self
On the Inside
2011 · Tom Bogotus
Yelling To The Sky
2011 · Roland
Night Catches Us
2010 · Bostic Washington
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005 · Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
Love Rome
2004 · Tariq
Disfrutando Mi Libertad
2004 · The Roots
Brown Sugar
2002 · Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Brooklyn Babylon
2001 · Solomon
Bamboozled
2000 · Alabama Porch Monkey
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998 · Tariq Trotter
Hombres de negro
1997 · Songs
On The Go - Repeat Offender
1995
The Roots Present
· Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
· Self
Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary
· Self
TV shows (11)
Angry Birds - La Isla Misteriosa: Una Aventura De Polluelos
2024 · Bat-Bat (voice)
James Brown: Say It Loud
2024 · Executive Producer
Rise Up, Sing Out
2022
Rap Mentors
2021 · Self
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019 · Self, Creator
Random Acts of Flyness
2018 · Himself
The Deuce: Las Cronicas de Times Square
2017 · Reggie Love
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015 · Damar Varnish
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Musical Guest, Self, Self - Guest
Silent Library
2009 · Self - Contestant
The Grammys
1959 · Self