Tariq Trotter

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Acting

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.

Filmography

• Spark Into a Flame (2026)
• Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World) (2026)
• Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God (2026)
• SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
• Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular (2024)
• A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023)
• The League (2023)
• tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
• Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021)
• Waiting for Godot (2021)
• Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma (2021)
• Between the World and Me (2020)
• My Name Is Pedro (2020)
• Bread EP Short Film (2018)
• Party Monster: Scratching the Surface (2018)
• Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville (2017)
• Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon (2017)
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
• Stealing Cars (2016)
• Brotherly Love (2015)
• Get On Up (2014)
• Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce (2012)
• Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
• On the Inside (2011)
• Yelling To The Sky (2011)
• Night Catches Us (2010)
• Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
• Love Rome (2004)
• Chasing Liberty (2004)
• Brown Sugar (2002)
• Brooklyn Babylon (2001)
• Bamboozled (2000)
• Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998)
• Men in Black (1997)
• On The Go - Repeat Offender (1995)
• Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
• Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary
• The Roots Present