Tariq 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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

39

Birth Date

1971-10-03 00:00:00

Known For

• 

  The Roots Present
• 

  Brooklyn Babylon
• 

  On The Go - Repeat Offender
• 

  Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
• 

  Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
• 

  Waiting for Godot

Credits

• production (3 credits)

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

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    executive producer

    production
    2025
  • The League

    executive producer

    production
    2023

• actors (35 credits)

  • The Roots Present

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

    Self (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • tick, tick... BOOM!

    H.A.W.K. Smooth

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Waiting for Godot

    Pozzo

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Between the World and Me

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • My Name Is Pedro

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Bread EP Short Film

    Himself (Voice)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Deuce

    - Pilot (2017) ... Reggie Love actor actors
    2017
  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    The Roots

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Stealing Cars

    Lionel McWorthers

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Brotherly Love

    Barbershop Patron

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

    - Party Monster: Scratching the Surface (2018) ... Damar Varnish actor actors
    2015
  • Get On Up

    Pee Wee Ellis

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    - Ryan Gosling, Jessie Buckley, The Cast of One Piece, .idk. ft. Black Thought and Kaytranada (2026) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - John Legend/Bill Burr/Black Thought (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Christina Ricci, Ke Huy Quan, Cast of "Cobra Kai", Gigi Perez (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Martin Short, Chloe Fineman, The Roots (2024) ... Self actor actors

    - Taika Waititi, Rachel Zegler, Tariq Trotter, Chef Tim Hollingsworth (2023) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • On the Inside

    Tom Bogotus

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Yelling To The Sky

    Roland

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Night Catches Us

    Bostic Washington

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party

    Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Love Rome

    Tariq

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Brown Sugar

    Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Brooklyn Babylon

    Solomon

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Bamboozled

    Alabama Porch Monkey

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

    Tariq Trotter

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • On The Go - Repeat Offender

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals with Bootsy Collins and The Roots (2004) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors

    - Brendan Fraser/Busta Rhymes (1999) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    1975
  • The Grammys

    - 65th Annual Grammy Awards (2023) ... Self actor actors
    1959

• sound (1 credits)

  • Men in Black

    songs

    sound
    1997