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.

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The Deuce

(2017) Reggie Love

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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

(2019) Self

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Stealing Cars

(2016) Lionel McWorthers

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Get on Up

(2014) Pee Wee Ellis

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tick, tick... BOOM!

(2021) H.A.W.K. Smooth

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Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

(2021) Self

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Rap Mentors

(2021) Self

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On the Inside

(2011) Tom Bogotus

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Self	A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop 2023-12-10 Movie
2022	N/A	Rise Up, Sing Out 2022-02-02 TV Show
2021	H.A.W.K. Smooth	tick, tick... BOOM! 2021-11-11 Movie
	Self	Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage 2021-07-23 Movie
	Self	Rap Mentors 2021-06-28 TV Show
	Pozzo	Waiting for Godot 2021-05-06 Movie
	Self	Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma 2021-01-28 Movie
2020	Self	Between the World and Me 2020-11-21 Movie
2019	Self	Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America 2019-10-13 TV Show
2018	Himself (Voice)	Bread EP Short Film 2018-11-30 Movie
	Himself	Random Acts of Flyness 2018-08-04 TV Show
2017	Self	Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville 2017-09-24 Movie
	Reggie Love	The Deuce 2017-09-10 TV Show
2016	The Roots	Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 2016-06-03 Movie
	Lionel McWorthers	Stealing Cars 2016-04-05 Movie
2015	Damar Varnish	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 2015-03-06 TV Show
2014	Pee Wee Ellis	Get on Up 2014-08-01 Movie
	Self - Musical Guest	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014-02-17 TV Show
	N/A	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014-02-17 TV Show
	Self	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014-02-17 TV Show
2012	Self	Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ 2012-06-07 Movie
2011	Tom Bogotus	On the Inside 2011-12-31 Movie
	Roland	Yelling To The Sky 2011-03-11 Movie
2010	Bostic Washington	Night Catches Us 2010-12-03 Movie
2004	Tariq	Love Rome 2004-11-09 Movie
2002	Self - Black Thought [The Roots]	Brown Sugar 2002-10-05 Movie
2001	Solomon	Brooklyn Babylon 2001-08-16 Movie
2000	Alabama Porch Monkey	Bamboozled 2000-10-06 Movie
1998	Tariq Trotter	Pete Rock: Soul Survivor 1998-11-10 Movie
1995	N/A	On The Go - Repeat Offender 1995-01-23 Movie
1975	Self - Musical Guest	Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11 TV Show
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Executive Producer	James Brown: Say It Loud 2024-02-19 TV Show
2023	Executive Producer	The League 2023-07-09 Movie
	Executive Producer	The AristoCats Movie
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Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Creator	Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America 2019-10-13 TV Show
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