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Black Thought
Sign in to saveAlso known as Tariq Trotter, Tarik Luqmaan Trotter, Tarik Luqmaan Collins, Tarik Luqmaan Collins (or Luqmaan Trotter ?)
American rapper
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Hustler's Handbook
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Film & TV
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
- Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God — Self (voice)2026
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self2025
- Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular — Self2024
- Angry Birds Mystery Island — Bat-Bat (voice)2024
- A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop — Self2023
- Rise Up, Sing Out2022
- Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma — Self2021
- Waiting for Godot — Pozzo2021
- tick, tick... BOOM! — H.A.W.K. Smooth2021
- Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage — Self2021
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 123,765
- Total plays
- 1,798,591
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Black Thought (real name Tariq Trotter, born October 3, 1971) a.k.a. Bad Lieutenant, Big Bank Willie Gank, and 'Riq Geez B. is the MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots. Although nowhere near the most popular performer in hip-hop, Black Thought and The Roots have a solid and devoted following. Thought, who co-founded The Roots with drummer ?uestlove (Ahmir Thompson), is widely lauded for his lyrics' political bent, lyrical complexity, and his live performances. <a href="https://w
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mali
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- neo soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- okayplayer.com
- Image
- Black Thought 2011.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1971-10-03
- member of
- The Roots
- Commons category
- Black Thought
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- pseudonym
- Black Thought
- social media followers
- 225421
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Tarik Luqmaan Trotter
- name in native language
- Tariq Trotter
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