Tariq Trotter

Known for

Acting

Born

October 3, 1971 (age 54)

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.

Best known work

Men in Black

1997

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015

Get On Up

2014

The Deuce

2017

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Bamboozled

2000

Brown Sugar

2002

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

2005

Filmography

TBA
The Roots Present
as Self
TBA
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
as Self
TBA
Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary
as Self
2026
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Executive Producer
2026
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
as Self (voice)
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Executive Producer
2024
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
as Self
2024
Angry Birds Mystery IslandTV
as Bat-Bat (voice) (2 episodes)
2024
James Brown: Say It LoudTV
Executive Producer
2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2023
The League
Executive Producer
2022
Rise Up, Sing OutTV
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
as H.A.W.K. Smooth
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self
2021
Rap MentorsTV
as Self (1 episode)
2021
Waiting for Godot
as Pozzo
2021
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
as Self
2020
Between the World and Me
as Self
2020
My Name Is Pedro
as Self
2019
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaTV
as Self (6 episodes), Creator
2018
Bread EP Short Film
as Himself (Voice)
2018
Random Acts of FlynessTV
as Himself (1 episode)
2018
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
as Damar Varnish
2017
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
as Self