Tariq Trotter

Tariq Trotter

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.

  • Title: Tariq Trotter
  • Popularity: 3.602
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1971-10-03
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  • Also Known As: Tariq, Black Thought
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Tariq Trotter Movies

  • 2010
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    Night Catches Us

    Night Catches Us

    4.711 2010 HD

    After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects with Pat, the widow...

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  • 2011
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    On the Inside

    On the Inside

    5.3 2011 HD

    A decent but troubled young man is sent to a psychiatric institution for the criminally insane and soon finds himself in a fight for his life...

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  • 2001
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    Brooklyn Babylon

    Brooklyn Babylon

    4.5 2001 HD

    A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background.

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  • 2017
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    Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

    Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

    1 2017 HD

    A DMB Gig especially for the victims of the waterflood in Charlottesville

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  • 2014
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    Get on Up

    Get on Up

    6.8 2014 HD

    A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

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  • 2012
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    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    2 2012 HD

    A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV...

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  • 2023
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    A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop

    A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop

    10 2023 HD

    A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Airing Sunday, Dec. 10, at at 8:30 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on the...

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  • 2004
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    Love Rome

    Love Rome

    1 2004 HD

    Vignettes about four different couples in New York City coming to terms with their lives six months after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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  • 1995
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    On The Go - Repeat Offender

    On The Go - Repeat Offender

    8 1995 HD

    Hip-Hop Culture and Graffiti Video Magazine

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  • 2016
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    Stealing Cars

    Stealing Cars

    6.3 2016 HD

    A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system.

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  • 2015
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    Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

    7 2015 HD

    West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.

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  • 2016
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    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

    6.6 2016 HD

    When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to...

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  • 2011
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    Yelling To The Sky

    Yelling To The Sky

    5.7 2011 HD

    As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain.

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  • 2002
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    Brown Sugar

    Brown Sugar

    6.7 2002 HD

    Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of...

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  • 2000
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    Bamboozled

    Bamboozled

    6.2 2000 HD

    Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a...

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  • 2018
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    Bread EP Short Film

    Bread EP Short Film

    1 2018 HD

    Visual accompaniment to The Alchemist's 2018 EP, Bread.

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  • 2020
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    Between the World and Me

    Between the World and Me

    7.9 2020 HD

    Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements...

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  • 1998
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    Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

    Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

    2 1998 HD

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  • 2021
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    Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

    Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

    6 2021 HD

    In 1970, Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Blackcentered teaching materials to the vastly white educational...

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  • 2021
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    Waiting for Godot

    Waiting for Godot

    5 2021 HD

    An experimental exploration of the storied play. Becket’s vision of perpetual uncertainty, anxiety, and loneliness is refracted through our...

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  • 2021
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    tick, tick... BOOM!

    tick, tick... BOOM!

    7.6 2021 HD

    On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

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  • 2021
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    Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

    Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

    6.6 2021 HD

    Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved...

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  • 1970
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    The AristoCats

    The AristoCats

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2023
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    The League

    The League

    7 2023 HD

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  • 1970
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    Untitled Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary

    Untitled Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2014
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    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    5.8 2014 HD

    After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program...

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  • 2021
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    Rap Mentors

    Rap Mentors

    1 2021 HD

    A candid, behind-the-scenes ride with rap's hottest artists and legends, to learn what it takes to become great in one of the most competitive...

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  • 2022
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    Rise Up, Sing Out

    Rise Up, Sing Out

    4.3 2022 HD

    Rise Up, Sing Out, that will consist of music-based shorts full of empowering messages about noticing and celebrating differences. The shorts are...

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  • 2014
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    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    5.8 2014 HD

    After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program...

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  • 2017
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    The Deuce

    The Deuce

    7.578 2017 HD

    The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early ’70s through the mid...

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.9 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 2018
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    Random Acts of Flyness

    Random Acts of Flyness

    4.6 2018 HD

    Late-night series featuring a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist melodrama and humorous animation as a...

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  • 2014
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    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    5.8 2014 HD

    After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program...

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  • 2015
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    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

    7.148 2015 HD

    When a woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and lands in New York City, she must navigate a world she didn’t think even existed anymore.

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  • 2019
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    Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

    Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

    8 2019 HD

    From executive producers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Shawn Gee and Alex Gibney, each episode of this series focuses on...

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  • 2024
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    Angry Birds Mystery Island

    Angry Birds Mystery Island

    8 2024 HD

    Each day, the gang hatches a plan to get off the island, but is thwarted by unexpected twists and turns. They face extreme weather, challenging...

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  • 1970
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    Angry Birds Mystery Island

    Angry Birds Mystery Island

    8 1970 HD

    Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a...

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  • 1970
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    Angry Birds Mystery Island

    Angry Birds Mystery Island

    8 1970 HD

    From executive producers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Shawn Gee and Alex Gibney, each episode of this series focuses on...

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