Tariq Trotter
Known for: Acting
Born: October 3, 1971
Place of birth: —
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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Filmography
36 movies · 10 TV shows, newest first
5.7
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
2026
8.3
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
2026
6.8
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
7.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
6.0
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2024
5.2
Angry Birds Mystery Island
2024
8.0
James Brown: Say It Loud
2024
9.0
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
6.2
The League
2023
3.5
Rise Up, Sing Out
2022
7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
6.5
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
NR
Rap Mentors
2021
3.0
Waiting for Godot
2021
6.0
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
2021
7.9
Between the World and Me
2020
10.0
My Name Is Pedro
2020
7.5
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019
NR
Bread EP Short Film
2018
4.2
Random Acts of Flyness
2018
2.0
Party Monster: Scratching the Surface
2018
NR
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2017
7.6
The Deuce
2017
7.0
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
2017
6.6
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
6.2
Stealing Cars
2016
7.0
Brotherly Love
2015
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
6.8
Get On Up
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
5.0
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
5.3
On the Inside
2011
5.5
Yelling To The Sky
2011
5.4
Night Catches Us
2010
6.8
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
5.5
Love Rome
2004
6.6
Brown Sugar
2002
5.1
Brooklyn Babylon
2001
6.3
Bamboozled
2000
5.0
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
1998
7.2
Men in Black
1997
8.0
On The Go - Repeat Offender
1995
8.6
The Grammys
1959
NR
The Roots Present
—NR
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
—NR
Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary
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