Tariq Trotter
View on IMDb ↗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
My Name Is Pedro
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
The Grammys
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
On The Go - Repeat Offender
Between the World and Me
tick, tick... BOOM!
The Deuce
Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtFilmography (41)
- 2026
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad GodSelf (voice) - 2025
SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf - 2024
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning SpectacularSelf - 2024
Angry Birds Mystery IslandBat-Bat (voice) - 2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopSelf - 2022
Rise Up, Sing Out - 2021
tick, tick... BOOM!H.A.W.K. Smooth - 2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and RageSelf - 2021
Don't Go Tellin' Your MommaSelf - 2021
Waiting for GodotPozzo - 2021
Rap MentorsSelf - 2020
My Name Is PedroSelf - 2020
Between the World and MeSelf - 2019
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook AmericaSelf - 2018
Random Acts of FlynessHimself - 2018
Party Monster: Scratching the SurfaceDamar Varnish - 2018
Bread EP Short FilmHimself (Voice) - 2017
The DeuceReggie Love - 2017
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - 2017
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for CharlottesvilleSelf - 2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never StoppingThe Roots - 2016
Stealing CarsLionel McWorthers - 2015
Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtDamar Varnish - 2015
Brotherly LoveBarbershop Patron - 2014
Get On UpPee Wee Ellis - 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Musical Guest - 2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Self - 2011
Yelling To The SkyRoland - 2011
On the InsideTom Bogotus - 2010
Night Catches UsBostic Washington - 2005
Dave Chappelle's Block PartySelf - (as Black Thought) (The Roots) - 2004
Love RomeTariq - 2002
Brown SugarSelf - Black Thought [The Roots] - 2001
Brooklyn BabylonSolomon - 2000
BamboozledAlabama Porch Monkey - 1998
Pete Rock: Soul SurvivorTariq Trotter - 1995
On The Go - Repeat Offender - 1959
The GrammysSelf - —
The Roots PresentSelf - —Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2Self
- —Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentarySelf