Tariq Trotter

Born: 1971-10-03

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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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

as The Roots
Released: 2016-06-03

When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major...

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as H.A.W.K. Smooth
Released: 2021-11-11

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the...

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Bamboozled

as Alabama Porch Monkey
Released: 2000-10-06

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the...

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Brown Sugar

as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]
Released: 2002-10-05

Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one...

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Get on Up

as Pee Wee Ellis
Released: 2014-08-01

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential...

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Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

as Self
Released: 2021-07-23

Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture...

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Brotherly Love

as Barbershop Patron
Released: 2015-04-24

West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his...

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On the Inside

as Tom Bogotus
Released: 2011-12-31

A decent but troubled young man is sent to a psychiatric institution for the criminally insane...

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Stealing Cars

as Lionel McWorthers
Released: 2016-04-05

A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system.

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A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop

as Self
Released: 2023-12-10

A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Airing...

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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

as Self
Released: 2012-06-07

A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke...

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Waiting for Godot

as Pozzo
Released: 2021-05-06

An experimental exploration of the storied play. Becket’s vision of perpetual uncertainty,...

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On The Go - Repeat Offender

as uncredited
Released: 1995-01-23

Hip-Hop Culture and Graffiti Video Magazine

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Night Catches Us

as Bostic Washington
Released: 2010-12-03

After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in...

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Yelling To The Sky

as Roland
Released: 2011-03-11

As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a...

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Between the World and Me

as Self
Released: 2020-11-21

Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the...

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Love Rome

as Tariq
Released: 2004-11-09

Vignettes about four different couples in New York City coming to terms with their lives six...

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Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

as Tariq Trotter
Released: 1998-11-10

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Brooklyn Babylon

as Solomon
Released: 2001-08-16

A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her...

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Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

as Self
Released: 2017-09-24

A DMB Gig especially for the victims of the waterflood in Charlottesville

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Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

as Self
Released: 2021-01-28

In 1970, Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Blackcentered...

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Bread EP Short Film

as Himself (Voice)
Released: 2018-11-30

Visual accompaniment to The Alchemist's 2018 EP, Bread.

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Musical Guest
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as uncredited
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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The Deuce

as Reggie Love
First aired: 2017-09-10

The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times...

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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

as Damar Varnish
First aired: 2015-03-06

When a woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and lands in New York City, she must navigate a...

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Angry Birds Mystery Island

as Bat-Bat (voice)
First aired: 2024-05-20

Each day, the gang hatches a plan to get off the island, but is thwarted by unexpected twists...

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Random Acts of Flyness

as Himself
First aired: 2018-08-04

Late-night series featuring a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist...

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Rise Up, Sing Out

as uncredited
First aired: 2022-02-02

Rise Up, Sing Out, that will consist of music-based shorts full of empowering messages about...

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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

as Self
First aired: 2019-10-13

From executive producers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Shawn Gee...

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Rap Mentors

as Self
First aired: 2021-06-28

A candid, behind-the-scenes ride with rap's hottest artists and legends, to learn what it takes...

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