Tariq Trotter

Musician

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Tariq Trotter, also known as Black Thought, is a Grammy Award-winning rapper and the lead vocalist of the Philadelphia-based hip-hop group The Roots. He has released 14 studio albums with the group since 1993. Trotter, along with Questlove, produced Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording), the official album of the Tony Award-winning musical. The two also serve as co-executive producers for the AMC documentary series Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America, which came out in October 2019. Trotter's book, The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are, is set to be released in November 2023.

Clips (11)

Jimmy and Tariq Perform a Song About How to Spell Scarlett Johansson's Name
CLIP 07/08/24
Questlove and Tariq Reenact Jess Vestal Confronting Jimmy Presnell on Love Is Blind
CLIP 03/14/24
Jimmy and Tariq Trotter Perform "The Ballad of Travis Kelce"
CLIP 11/17/23
Tariq Trotter on His Book The Upcycled Self and How He Got His Start in Hip-Hop (Extended)
CLIP 11/15/23
Chef Tim Hollingsworth Challenges Jimmy and Tariq Trotter to a Gourmet Chain Challenge
CLIP 11/15/23
Musical Beers with Joel McHale and Zoey Deutch
CLIP 08/04/22