Black Thought on New Memoir, Unreleased Roots Music, Hip …
WEBNov 9, 2023 · Tariq Trotter, a.k.a. Black Thought, talks about his new memoir 'The Upcycled Self,' unreleased Roots music, friendship with Questlove, and more.
Black Thought Gets Back to His Roots - High Times Magazine
WEBApril 21, 2024. Black Thought was midway through another episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with his band The Roots, a typical Tuesday—at least for him. This time, Fallon was...
The Roots co-founder Tariq Trotter on music and his friendship …
WEBNov 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 Roots co-founder Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter says art ... - CBS News
WEBNov 13, 2023 · Tariq Trotter is best known by his rap name, Black Thought. But before the lead emcee for The Roots made music, he studied art, taking classes at Fleisher Art Memorial in South Philadelphia.
Black Thought Announces New Memoir, ‘The Upcycled Self’
WEBMay 9, 2023 · Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter announced that he’s releasing a new memoir. The Upcycled Self is set to arrive Nov. 14, Variety reports.
Tariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter on his impact on hip-hop and ... - PBS
WEBDec 5, 2023 · As Black Thought, Trotter became known as a master wordsmith, building phrases and rhymes into powerful storytelling, especially of Black identity and experience.
Black Thought Is Here for ‘The Gilded Age’ and ‘1883’
WEBNov 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...
Black Thought and Danger Mouse's 'Cheat Codes' is worth the wait - NPR
WEBAug 18, 2022 · Cheat Codes, Trotter's new collaboration with the producer Danger Mouse, is that quintessential Black Thought album, the one long awaited by diehards, the first of his recent projects to...
'Music was there for me when I needed it,' The Roots co-founder ... - NPR
WEBDec 28, 2023 · Known by his stage name, Black Thought, Trotter is the lead MC of The Roots, which he and Thompson founded as teens in high school. The group now serves as the house band on NBC's...
The Roots' Black Thought (Tariq Trotter) to Release 'The ... - Variety
WEBMay 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.