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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7017 |
| Birthday | 1971-10-03 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Also Known As | Tariq, Black Thought, Tariq L. Trotter, |
2010
Night Catches Us
5.3/25
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 o...
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Night Catches Us
2011
On the Inside
5.3/47
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 battling...
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On the Inside
2001
Brooklyn Babylon
5.125/8
A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background.
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Brooklyn Babylon
2017
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
0/0
A Concert for Charlottesville was a benefit concert held on September 24, 2017, organized by the Dave Matthews Band to raise funds for the victims kil...
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Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
2014
Get On Up
6.8/562
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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Get On Up
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
5/2
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 Ra...
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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
9/3
A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour tribute special features exclusive performances fr...
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A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
Love Rome
5.5/2
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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Love Rome
1995
On The Go - Repeat Offender
8/1
Hip-Hop Culture and Graffiti Video Magazine
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On The Go - Repeat Offender
2016
Stealing Cars
6.2/36
A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system.
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Stealing Cars
2015
Brotherly Love
7/85
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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Brotherly Love
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
6.6/1354
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 collap...
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2011
Yelling To The Sky
5.5/22
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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Yelling To The Sky
2002
Brown Sugar
6.614/127
Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-...
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Brown Sugar
2000
Bamboozled
6.281/155
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 2...
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Bamboozled
2018
Bread EP Short Film
0/0
Visual accompaniment to The Alchemist's 2018 EP, Bread.
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Bread EP Short Film
2020
Between the World and Me
7.9/7
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of tha...
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Between the World and Me
1998
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
5/2
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2021
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
6/1
In 1970, Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Blackcentered teaching materials to the vastly white educational la...
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Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
2021
Waiting for Godot
3/2
An experimental exploration of the storied play. Becket’s vision of perpetual uncertainty, anxiety, and loneliness is refracted through our current mo...
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Waiting for Godot
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
7.605/2289
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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tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
6.474/97
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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Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2024
Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
9/2
Jimmy and his friends present a hour long special inspired by his album, "Holiday Seasoning".
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Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
6.7/16
Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringing together legendary Saturday Night Live hall-of-...
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2005
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
6.795/127
The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unpr...
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Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2017
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
7/1
Face Jimmy Fallon and all your favorite characters from NBC's "The Tonight Show" in a fun-filled race through, below and above New York City. Board th...
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The Roots Present
0/0
The most exciting live performance in Hip-hop. Filmed live at Manhattan's Webster Hall in June 2004! Songs include: Break You Off (The Roots), Can't S...
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The Roots Present
2026
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
8.4/5
Three music videos by the English virtual band Gorillaz, from their latest album. To screen before specially curated films at Alamo Drafthouse locatio...
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Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
0/0
Actor, writer and comic Dave Chappelle loads up a bus with residents of his Ohio hometown and takes them to Brooklyn, N.Y. Once again there, the trave...
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