Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 3, 1971 (54 years old)
Also Known As
- Tariq
- Black Thought
- Tariq L. Trotter
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
Acting
6.7
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
6.4
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
7.6
The Deuce
2017
6.6
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
6.2
Stealing Cars
2016
7.0
Brotherly Love
2015
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
6.8
Get On Up
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
5.3
On the Inside
2011
5.5
Yelling To The Sky
2011
5.3
Night Catches Us
2010
6.8
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005
6.6
Brown Sugar
2002
6.2
Bamboozled
2000
7.0
Saturday Night Live
1975
8.6
The Grammys
1959
