Tariq Trotter
Birthday: Born in 1971-10-03 in
Deathday: Alive
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.
TV Credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self - Musical Guest
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York....
Rap Mentors
Character: Self
A candid, behind-the-scenes ride with rap's hottest artists and legends, to learn what it takes to become great in one of the most competitive businesses in the world: hip hop....
Rise Up, Sing Out
Character:
Rise Up, Sing Out, that will consist of music-based shorts full of empowering messages about noticing and celebrating differences. The shorts are geared toward preschoolers and are designed to give parents a framework to start conversations about race and equality through music and relatable kid experiences....
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York....
The Deuce
Character: Reggie Love
The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid ’80s, exploring the rough-and-tumble world that existed there until the rise of HIV, the violence of the cocaine epidemic and the renewed real estate market ended the bawdy turbulence of the area....
Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Musical Guest
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest....
Random Acts of Flyness
Character: Himself
Late-night series featuring a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist melodrama and humorous animation as a stream-of-consciousness response to the contemporary American mediascape....
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York....
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Character: Damar Varnish
When a woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and lands in New York City, she must navigate a world she didn’t think even existed anymore....
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Character: Self
From executive producers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Shawn Gee and Alex Gibney, each episode of this series focuses on a groundbreaking song pivotal to the evolution of American music and culture. From the early hip-hop battles to verses that sparked hope and inspired change, watch artists deconstruct their composition, revisit the impact the song had on them personally, and dissect the socio-economic and cultural conditions that inspired the landmark work and gave...
Angry Birds Mystery Island
Character: Bat-Bat (voice)
Each day, the gang hatches a plan to get off the island, but is thwarted by unexpected twists and turns. They face extreme weather, challenging adventures and new creatures along the way, solving one mystery only to reveal another. The island tests Mia, Buddy, Rosie and Hamylton constantly. Only by passing these tests and going deep into the heart of darkness can our heroes find a way back home....
The Grammys
Character: Self
An awards show honoring the achievements of the members of the professional music recording industry. The members of the Recording Academy vote on who they think is most deserving of an award in 108 categories as specified by the academy....
Movie Credits
Night Catches Us
Character: Bostic Washington
After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects with Pat, the widow of a Panther leader. Marcus befriends Pat's young daughter and attempts to conquer his demons. Interfering with Marcus's good intentions are the neighborhood's continuing racial and social conflicts, as well as old enemies and friends -- both with scores to settle....
On the Inside
Character: Tom Bogotus
A decent but troubled young man is sent to a psychiatric institution for the criminally insane and soon finds himself in a fight for his life battling ghosts inside his head and very real enemies all around him....
Brooklyn Babylon
Character: Solomon
A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background....
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Character: Self
A Concert for Charlottesville was a benefit concert held on September 24, 2017, organized by the Dave Matthews Band to raise funds for the victims killed and injured during the Unite the Right rally held from August 11–12, 2017. The band labeled the event as "An Evening of Music and Unity." Performances by Cage the Elephant, and Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland of Coldplay were then announced as special guests by Pharrell Williams. The duo performed some of the band's biggest songs as well as a ...
Get on Up
Character: Pee Wee Ellis
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history....
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Character: Self
A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Raps" premiered on August 6, 1988 with hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Ed Lover and Doctor Dré, and shaped the careers of many of today’s hip hop superstars, while simultaneously making groundbreaking strides in introducing hip hop to the mainstream....
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Character: Self
A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour tribute special features exclusive performances from hip-hop legends and GRAMMY-winning artists, including Black Thought, Bun B, Common, De La Soul, Jermaine Dupri, J.J. Fad, Talib Kweli, The Lady of Rage, LL COOL J, MC Sha-Rock, Monie Love, The Pharcyde, Queen Latifah, Questlove, Rakim, Remy Ma, Uncle Luke, and Yo-Yo....
Love Rome
Character: Tariq
Vignettes about four different couples in New York City coming to terms with their lives six months after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks....
On The Go - Repeat Offender
Character:
Hip-Hop Culture and Graffiti Video Magazine...
Stealing Cars
Character: Lionel McWorthers
A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system....
Brotherly Love
Character: Barbershop Patron
West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition....
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Character: The Roots
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz....
Yelling To The Sky
Character: Roland
As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain....
Brown Sugar
Character: Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic at a national magazine and he is a successful, though unfulfilled, hip-hop record company executive. Both come to realize that their true life passions will only be fulfilled by remembering what they learned that day on the corner....
Bamboozled
Character: Alabama Porch Monkey
Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit....
Bread EP Short Film
Character: Himself (Voice)
Visual accompaniment to The Alchemist's 2018 EP, Bread....
Between the World and Me
Character: Self
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation....
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Character: Tariq Trotter
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Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
Character: Self
In 1970, Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Blackcentered teaching materials to the vastly white educational landscape and the Black ABCs were born....
Waiting for Godot
Character: Pozzo
An experimental exploration of the storied play. Becket’s vision of perpetual uncertainty, anxiety, and loneliness is refracted through our current moment....
tick, tick... BOOM!
Character: H.A.W.K. Smooth
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out....
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Character: Self
Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults....
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
Character: Self
Jimmy and his friends present a hour long special inspired by his album, "Holiday Seasoning"....
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Character: Self
Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringing together legendary Saturday Night Live hall-of-famers, iconic guests and surprise musical performances....
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Character: Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)
The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party....