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Tariq Trotter
Acting
Born: October 3, 1971
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

tick, tick... BOOM!
as H.A.W.K. Smooth

Get on Up
as Pee Wee Ellis

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
as The Roots

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self

Brown Sugar
as Self - Black Thought [The Roots]

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self

Bamboozled
as Alabama Porch Monkey

Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self