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.
Known For
Men in Black
72%
Songs
1997
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
71%
Damar Varnish
2015
Saturday Night Live
69%
Self - Musical Guest
1975
The Deuce
76%
Reggie Love
2017
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58%
Self / Self - Musical Guest
2014
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
65%
Self
2021
On the Inside
53%
Tom Bogotus
2011
The Grammys
86%
Self
1959
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
57%
Executive Producer
2026
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
83%
Self (voice)
2026
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
68%
Self
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
77%
Executive Producer
2025
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
60%
Self
2024
Angry Birds Mystery Island
52%
Bat-Bat (voice)
2024
James Brown: Say It Loud
80%
Executive Producer
2024
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
90%
Self
2023
The League
62%
Executive Producer
2023
Rise Up, Sing Out
35%
Unknown
2022
tick, tick... BOOM!
76%
H.A.W.K. Smooth
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
65%
Self
2021
Rap Mentors
Self
2021
Waiting for Godot
30%
Pozzo
2021
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
60%
Self
2021
Between the World and Me
79%
Self
2020
My Name Is Pedro
100%
Self
2020
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
75%
Self
2019
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
75%
Creator
2019
Bread EP Short Film
Himself (Voice)
2018
Random Acts of Flyness
42%
Himself
2018
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
20%
Damar Varnish
2018
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Self
2017
The Deuce
76%
Reggie Love
2017
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
70%
Self
2017
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
66%
The Roots
2016
Stealing Cars
62%
Lionel McWorthers
2016
Brotherly Love
70%
Barbershop Patron
2015