Tariq Trotter Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$12,000,000

Tariq Trotter, better known by his stage name Black Thought, is a famous American hip-hop artist with a net worth of $12 million dollars. He gained widespread fame as a member of the hip-hop group The Roots, winning a Grammy in 200 and releasing several successful albums. Trotter has also ventured into acting, appearing in films such as ‘Bamboozled’ and ‘Brooklyn Baby,’ and he is a regular fixture on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ as part of The Roots.

Key facts:

Tariq Trotter, known by his stage name Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist.

He co-founded The Roots with Ahmir Thompson, also known as Questlove, and they released their first album 'Organix' in 1993.

The Roots achieved widespread fame with the release of their album 'Things Fall Apart' in 1999, which won a Grammy Award.

Aside from his work with The Roots, Trotter has also appeared in films such as 'Bamboozled', 'Brooklyn Baby', and 'tick, tick...BOOM!'

He has collaborated with various artists and released solo projects, including the EPs 'Streams of Thought' volumes 1-3 and the album 'Cane & Able'.

Basic Information About Tariq Trotter

Category	Celebrities › Singers
Professions	Musician, Actor, Rapper, Master of Ceremonies
Net worth	$12,000,000
Date of birth	1971-10-03 (52 years old)
Place of birth	Philadelphia
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Tariq Trotter win?

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Tariq Trotter awards

Award Name	State	Movie / Series Name	Year
ACCA - Best Original Song	Nominee	Detroit	2017

Tariq Trotter roles

Movie / Series	Role
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping	The Roots (as Tariq 'Black Thought' Trotter)
Get on Up	Pee Wee Ellis
Bamboozled	Alabama Porch Monkey
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Damar Varnish 1 episode, 2018
The Deuce	Reggie Love 5 episodes, 2017
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self - The Roots: MC / ... 187 episodes, 2014-2020
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Self - The Roots: MC / ... 55 episodes, 2009-2013

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Interesting Facts about Tariq Trotter

Rapper for the group The Roots, where he goes by the name Black Thought.
Attended the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA)
Has four sons, and one daughter.