Person

Tariq Trotter

Acting · Born 1971-10-03

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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  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  Self - Musical Guest

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  Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

  Damar Varnish

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  Men in Black

  Songs

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  The Deuce

  Reggie Love

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  Angry Birds Mystery Island

  Bat-Bat (voice)

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  tick, tick... BOOM!

  H.A.W.K. Smooth

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  SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  Self

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  Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

  The Roots

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  Brotherly Love

  Barbershop Patron

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

  Executive Producer

• 2026Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)Executive Producer
• 2026Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad GodSelf (voice)
• 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
• 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicExecutive Producer
• 2024Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning SpectacularSelf
• 2024Angry Birds Mystery IslandBat-Bat (voice)
• 2024James Brown: Say It LoudExecutive Producer
• 2023A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopSelf
• 2023The LeagueExecutive Producer
• 2022Rise Up, Sing Out
• 2021tick, tick... BOOM!H.A.W.K. Smooth
• 2021Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and RageSelf
• 2021Rap MentorsSelf
• 2021Waiting for GodotPozzo
• 2021Don't Go Tellin' Your MommaSelf
• 2020Between the World and MeSelf
• 2020My Name Is PedroSelf
• 2019Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaSelf
• 2018Bread EP Short FilmHimself (Voice)
• 2018Random Acts of FlynessHimself
• 2018Party Monster: Scratching the SurfaceDamar Varnish
• 2017Dave Matthews Band - Concert for CharlottesvilleSelf
• 2017The DeuceReggie Love
• 2017Race Through New York Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
• 2016Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingThe Roots
• 2016Stealing CarsLionel McWorthers
• 2015Brotherly LoveBarbershop Patron
• 2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtDamar Varnish
• 2014Get On UpPee Wee Ellis
• 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Musical Guest
• 2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Self
• 2011On the InsideTom Bogotus
• 2011Yelling To The SkyRoland
• 2010Night Catches UsBostic Washington
• 2005Dave Chappelle's Block PartySelf - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
• 2004Love RomeTariq
• 2002Brown SugarSelf - Black Thought [The Roots]
• 2001Brooklyn BabylonSolomon
• 2000BamboozledAlabama Porch Monkey
• 1998Pete Rock: Soul SurvivorTariq Trotter
• 1997Men in BlackSongs
• 1995On The Go - Repeat Offender
• 1959The GrammysSelf
• —The Roots PresentSelf
• —Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2Self
• —Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentarySelf