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Aug 8, 2022 · Black Thought turns 51 years old this year and has been recording music since 1993, and yet seemingly every time some new electrifying freestyle or casually brilliant performance hits the internet ...
Feb 28, 2024 · Black Thought (real name – Tariq Luqmaan Trotter) is an American rapper who is the lead rapper of the Philadelphia-based hip hop band The Roots. Biography He was born on October 3, 1971, to parents Thomas and Cassandra.
May 11, 2023 · Black Thought was born in Mount Airy in 1971, the youngest child of Thomas and Cassandra Trotter, who were members of the Nation of Islam. Before Black Thought reached his first birthday, his ...
Sep 19, 2018 · The Roots frontman Black Thought (aka Tariq Trotter) joins Stretch & Bob for an open conversation about his early days in Philly, how childhood trauma motivated him to succeed and the guys uncover ...
#BETTalks: Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter stopped by BET to discuss his memoir, “The Upcycled Self.” In the candid conversation, the Philly native opens up about accidentally setting his childhood home on fire at the age of six. The rapper also shares how traumatic that experience was for him as a child.
Tariq Trotter. Soundtrack: Zoolander 2. As Co-Founder of The Roots, a critically acclaimed solo artist, actor, writer, activist, producer, and creator, Tariq Trotter-aka Black Thought-has quietly affirmed himself as one of the most prolific, prescient, and powerful voices in hip-hop.