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Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (born October 3, 1971), 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.
The legendary Black Thought freestyle at HOT 97 with Funk Flex. 10 minutes of absolute BARS. Voted #1 freestyle of 2017.HOT 97 App: http://bit.ly/HOT97APPW...
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- “There’s Something Goin’ On” (1995) It spoke to the buzz that we had built with Organix and with our early European tour; just going overseas and doing those initial festivals.
- “Proceed” (1995) The chorus was some inside joke. There’s always been lots of running jokes and inside humor in what it is that we do as the Roots. “Proceed” was a chance for us to show our range as musicians.
- “Mellow My Man” (1995) It was a glimpse into how we get down and our world. There were no live hip-hop bands before us. It was very much decided ahead of time that we were going to have the same instrumentation on every song.
- “Silent Treatment” (1995) There was no Amina. This was the beginning of me becoming knowledgeable of how to work in narratives. That was like my earliest storytelling work, and being able to string a story together that makes sense and being able to sell it.
Nov 9, 2023 · The Roots' leader and rapper Tariq Trotter, a.k.a. Black Thought, talks about his revealing new book, his artistic growth, and the state of hip-hop at 50. He also reveals that there's tons of unreleased music in the Roots' vault and shares some personal stories from his life.
Nov 7, 2023 · Tariq Trotter — known by his stage name Black Thought — didn't grow up thinking he'd become a musician. In fact, as a kid in North Philadelphia in the 1980s, the MC, a founding member of the...
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May 31, 2018 · Black Thought's been basking in overdue props lately. The viral Hot 97 freestyle that sent the Internet into a tizzy six months ago made him something of an anomaly — a hip-hop vet, 30 years into...
Nov 18, 2023 · Despite earning worldwide acclaim as the frontman of the Roots and achieving a degree of ubiquity when they became the house band for “The Tonight Show,” Tariq Trotter, also known as Black...
