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Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (born October 3, 1971), better known as Black Thought, is an American rapper, singer, actor and the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots, which he co-founded with drummer Questlove.
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Nov 9, 2023 · Tariq Trotter, a.k.a. Black Thought, talks about his new memoir 'The Upcycled Self,' unreleased Roots music, friendship with Questlove, and more.
May 31, 2018 · On the eve of his first solo release, Streams of Thought, Vol. 1, The Roots' MC sheds light on his darkest inspiration and expanding vulnerability.
Nov 7, 2023 · Tariq Trotter — known by his stage name Black Thought — didn't grow up thinking he'd become a musician. In fact, as a kid in North Philadelphia in the 1980s, the MC, a founding member of the...
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Jan 10, 2022 · When Rolling Stone asked Black Thought, the ferocious, nimble rapper who has fronted the Roots for three decades, for his list of Roots songs that defined his life, he — subconsciously or...
Nov 18, 2023 · Despite earning worldwide acclaim as the frontman of the Roots and achieving a degree of ubiquity when they became the house band for “The Tonight Show,” Tariq Trotter, also known as Black...
Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter is the co-founder and MC of the legendary Philadelphia-based hip-hop group The Roots. Thought is highly renowned in the Hip-Hop community...
Dec 5, 2023 · As Black Thought, Trotter became known as a master wordsmith, building phrases and rhymes into powerful storytelling, especially of Black identity and experience.
Aug 18, 2022 · Cheat Codes, Trotter's new collaboration with the producer Danger Mouse, is that quintessential Black Thought album, the one long awaited by diehards, the first of his recent projects to...
Aug 22, 2023 · Black Thought on the Music That Made Him. The Roots MC breaks down the albums—by OutKast, Kanye, Tierra Whack, and more—that have soundtracked his life across the last half-century, five years...
