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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.
Nov 7, 2023 · Trotter, aka Black Thought, reflects on his childhood in Philly, his decades-long friendship with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and his life as a musician. Trotter's new memoir is The Upcycled...
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Nov 9, 2023 · Tariq Trotter, a.k.a. Black Thought, talks about his revealing new memoir, what he's learned from losing people close to him, the state of hip-hop, and much more. By Simon Vozick-Levinson....
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...
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May 31, 2018 · May 31, 201812:23 PM ET. Rodney Carmichael. Volume 90% 00:00. Credit: NPR. Black Thought rarely unmasks. Not even in our in-depth interview, which lasted more than an hour, did he remove the...
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Dec 5, 2023 · Dec 5, 2023 6:20 PM EDT. By — Jeffrey Brown. By — Anne Azzi Davenport. By — Simon Epstein. Leave your feedback. Transcript Audio. The Roots are one of hip-hop’s most important and influential...
Jan 10, 2022 · January 10, 2022. Larry Busacca/WireImage. 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...
