Tariq Trotter

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.

Known For

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as H.A.W.K. Smooth

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

as The Roots

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

as Damar Varnish

Get On Up

as Pee Wee Ellis

The Deuce

as Reggie Love

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

Bamboozled

as Alabama Porch Monkey

Brown Sugar

as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]