Tariq Trotter

AKA: Tariq, Black Thought

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1971-10-03

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.

Crew Roles

The League

Executive Producer

Untitled Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary

Producer

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Executive Producer

Creator

Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {37}

Bostic Washington

2010-12-03 5.26

Night Catches Us

After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects with Pat, the widow of a Panther leader. Marcus befriends Pat's young d ...

Genre :Drama, Romance

Tom Bogotus

2011-12-31 5.3

On the Inside

A decent but troubled young man is sent to a psychiatric institution for the criminally insane and soon finds himself in a fight for his life battling ghosts inside his head and very real enemies all ...

Genre :Drama, Thriller

Solomon

2001-08-16 4.5

Brooklyn Babylon

A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background. ...

Genre :Drama, Music, Romance

Self

2017-09-24 0

Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

A Concert for Charlottesville was a benefit concert held on September 24, 2017, organized by the Dave Matthews Band to raise funds for the victims killed and injured during the Unite the Right rally h ...

Genre :Music

Pee Wee Ellis

2014-08-01 6.8

Get on Up

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history. ...

Genre :Drama, Music, History

Self

2012-06-07 5

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Raps" premiered on August 6, 1988 with hosts Fab 5 F ...

Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

2023-12-10 9

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour tribute special features exclusive performances from hip-hop legends and GRAMMY-winning artists, inc ...

Genre :Music, Documentary

Tariq

2004-11-09 1

Love Rome

Vignettes about four different couples in New York City coming to terms with their lives six months after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. ...

Genre :

1995-01-23 8

On The Go - Repeat Offender

Hip-Hop Culture and Graffiti Video Magazine ...

Genre :Documentary

Lionel McWorthers

2016-04-05 6.2

Stealing Cars

A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system. ...

Genre :Drama

Barbershop Patron

2015-04-24 6.976

Brotherly Love

West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition. ...

Genre :Drama

The Roots

2016-06-03 6.59

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything ex ...

Genre :Comedy, Music

Roland

2011-03-11 5.5

Yelling To The Sky

As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain. ...

Genre :Drama

Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

2002-10-05 6.6

Brown Sugar

Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years ...

Genre :Romance, Comedy

Alabama Porch Monkey

2000-10-06 6.221

Bamboozled

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only ai ...

Genre :Comedy, Drama

Himself (Voice)

2018-11-30 0

Bread EP Short Film

Visual accompaniment to The Alchemist's 2018 EP, Bread. ...

Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

2020-11-21 7.9

Between the World and Me

Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Co ...

Genre :Documentary, Drama

Tariq Trotter

1998-11-10 5

Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

Genre :Documentary

Self

2021-01-28 6

Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

In 1970, Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Blackcentered teaching materials to the vastly white educational landscape and the Black ABCs were born. ...

Genre :Documentary, Music

Pozzo

2021-05-06 3

Waiting for Godot

An experimental exploration of the storied play. Becket’s vision of perpetual uncertainty, anxiety, and loneliness is refracted through our current moment. ...

Genre :Comedy

H.A.W.K. Smooth

2021-11-11 7.609

tick, tick... BOOM!

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out. ...

Genre :Drama, Music

Self

2021-07-23 6.4

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults. ...

Genre :Documentary, Music

Self

2024-12-04 9

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

Jimmy and his friends present a hour long special inspired by his album, "Holiday Seasoning". ...

Genre :Comedy, Family, TV Movie

Self

2025-02-14 6.7

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringing together legendary Saturday Night Live hall-of-famers, iconic guests and surprise musical perform ...

Genre :Comedy, Music

Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)

2005-09-12 6.8

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party. ...

Genre :Comedy, Documentary, Music

Self

2017-04-06 7

Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

Face Jimmy Fallon and all your favorite characters from NBC's "The Tonight Show" in a fun-filled race through, below and above New York City. Board the unique "flying theater" and you'll speed through ...

Genre :Family, Comedy, Adventure

Self - Musical Guest

2014-02-17 5.9

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York. ...

Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self

2021-06-28 0

Rap Mentors

A candid, behind-the-scenes ride with rap's hottest artists and legends, to learn what it takes to become great in one of the most competitive businesses in the world: hip hop. ...

Genre :

2022-02-02 3.5

Rise Up, Sing Out

Rise Up, Sing Out, that will consist of music-based shorts full of empowering messages about noticing and celebrating differences. The shorts are geared toward preschoolers and are designed to give pa ...

Genre :Animation, Kids

Self

2014-02-17 5.9

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York. ...

Genre :Comedy, Talk

Reggie Love

2017-09-10 7.6

The Deuce

The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid ’80s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there unti ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

Self - Musical Guest

1975-10-11 6.95

Saturday Night Live

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying ...

Genre :Comedy, News

Himself

2018-08-04 4.6

Random Acts of Flyness

Late-night series featuring a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist melodrama and humorous animation as a stream-of-consciousness response to the contemporary American mediascape ...

Genre :Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Documentary

Damar Varnish

2015-03-06 7.145

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

When a woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and lands in New York City, she must navigate a world she didn’t think even existed anymore. ...

Genre :Comedy

Self

2019-10-13 8

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

From executive producers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Shawn Gee and Alex Gibney, each episode of this series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of ...

Genre :Documentary

Bat-Bat (voice)

2024-05-21 5.2

Angry Birds Mystery Island

Each day, the gang hatches a plan to get off the island, but is thwarted by unexpected twists and turns. They face extreme weather, challenging adventures and new creatures along the way, solving one ...

Genre :Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Mystery, Kids

Self

1959-11-29 8.6

The Grammys

An awards show honoring the achievements of the members of the professional music recording industry. The members of the Recording Academy vote on who they think is most deserving of an award in 108 c ...