Tariq Trotter
Biography
Black Thought is the stage name of Tariq Trotter, an American rapper, singer, actor and television host from Philadelphia who co-founded The Roots with drummer Questlove and fronts the hip hop group as its lead MC. AllMusic critic Andy Kellman placed him among the most skilled and prolific rappers of his time. The Roots released Things Fall Apart in 1999, the year the band played Woodstock 99. The group won a Grammy in 2000 for You Got Me, and Things Fall Apart earned a best rap album nomination. The Roots also perform as house band for Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show. His solo work includes the 2011 mixtape The Prestige and Cheat Codes, a 2022 album made with Danger Mouse. He acted in Bamboozled (2000) and in 2001 appeared in Perfume, Love Rome and Brooklyn Babylon, and in 2022 he made his stage debut in Black No More, writing its lyrics and co-writing its music.
53years old
Turns 54 on October 3in 327 days
- Born Philadelphia
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Tarik Luqmaan Trotter (birth name)Also credited as Tarik Luqmaan Collins and Tarik Luqmaan Collins (or Luqmaan Trotter ?)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 11 years2010 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 2021Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and RageIMDb rating 7.1
- 2015Stealing CarsIMDb rating 5.7
- 2014Get on UpIMDb rating 6.9
- 2010Night Catches UsIMDb rating 6.2
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First role
Tariq Trotter's first stage role came in January 2022, when he played Dr. Junius Crookman in the musical Black No More. He wrote the lyrics for that production and co-wrote its music.
A first
In 2011, Black Thought put out The Prestige, a mixtape that was his first release away from The Roots. He made it with 10.Deep and the Money Making Jam Collective, whose members included longtime Roots collaborators.
Beyond film
In December 2017, Black Thought performed a 10-minute freestyle on HOT 97 with Funkmaster Flex over a Mobb Deep instrumental; it went viral, trended on Twitter, and hit millions of YouTube views.
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Worked with
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Films together
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Garret PriceDirector, 1 film, 2021
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Tanya HamiltonDirector, 1 film, 2010
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