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The Tonight Show Band. Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (born October 3, 1971), [1] better known as Black Thought, is an American rapper, singer, actor and the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots, which he co-founded with drummer Questlove. Regarded as "one of the most skilled, incisive, and prolific rappers of his time", [2] [3] he ...
Nov 17, 2023 · The memoir is a deeply moving testimony of a young man who “upcycles” himself by fusing the scattered scraps of family love and wisdom into a life-affirming philosophy. The challenge for ...
Nov 7, 2023 · Black Thought of The Roots performs during Philly Fights Cancer on May 20, 2023. Tariq Trotter — known by his stage name Black Thought — didn't grow up thinking he'd become a musician. In fact ...
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Feb 1, 2022 · February 01, 2022. Tariq Trotter, well-known as the rapper Black Thought, stopped by The Tonight Show to talk with host Jimmy Fallon about how he's been missing everyone on the show since he's ...
May 9, 2023 · Tariq Trotter — aka the Roots ’ co-founder and rapper better known as Black Thought — will be releasing a memoir titled “The Upcycled Self,” out Nov. 14 on One World. While Trotter, who ...
Nov 15, 2023 · Yet still, when Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter, the founder and lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots, attempts to explain why he decided to finally publish a book and says, “There’s just a certain amount of respect you get once you become an author,” you still think, okay, another hip hop artist towards the end of his career finally checking off that last box. I ...
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Dec 28, 2023 · Trotter, aka Black Thought, reflects on his childhood in Philly, his decades-long friendship with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. Trotter's memoir is The Upcycled Self. Originally broadcast Nov. 7, 2023.
