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Black Thought (03 Oct 1971 - )

Male Person - United States US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter

 Also known as (2)

Releases (6)

Official

Album

  1. Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able 16 Oct 2020

Single

  1. Hardware 2000
  2. Thought vs Everybody 09 Jul 2020
  3. Love Letter 15 Sep 2023

EP

  1. Streams of Thought, Vol. 1 01 Jun 2018

Other

  1. Black Thought Freestyles on Flex (#freestyle087) 14 Dec 2017

Relationships (6)

Collaborator On

  1. The Unbound Allstars

Founded

  1. The Roots

Member Of

  1. The Roots original
  2. Money Making Jam Boys
  3. The Grand Negaz
  4. The Grand Wizzards

Recordings by (26)

  1. Mi Tienes 3:22 (1999)
  2. The End 3:27 (1999)
  3. Hardware (Radio Version) 4:31 (2000)
  4. Hardware (Main Version) 4:31 (2000)
  5. Hardware (Instrumental) 4:31 (2000)
  6. Freestyle ?:?? (2004)
  7. (interlude) 1:05 (21 Mar 2007)
  8. 75 Bars 3:18 (2011)
  9. Black Thought Freestyles on Flex (#freestyle087) 10:54 (14 Dec 2017)
  10. Twofifteen 3:45 (01 Jun 2018)
  11. 9th vs. Thought 2:47 (01 Jun 2018)
  12. Cojiba 2:40 (09 Nov 2018)
  13. Listen To This pt. 1 1:40 (2019)
  14. Listen To This pt. 2 1:26 (2019)
  15. Yes Yes Ya’ll 1:45 (2019)
  16. Don’t Say Nuthin’ pt. 2 2:19 (2019)
  17. Thought vs Everybody 3:11 (09 Jul 2020)
  18. I’m Not Crazy (First Contact) 1:47 (16 Oct 2020)
  19. State Prisoner 2:58 (16 Oct 2020)
  20. Magnificent 2:41 (16 Oct 2020)
  21. Experience (interlude) 0:28 (16 Oct 2020)
  22. Ghetto Boys and Girls (Fuel interlude) 1:28 (16 Oct 2020)
  23. I’m Not Crazy (outro) 1:16 (16 Oct 2020)
  24. Play Game 1:12 (12 Nov 2021)
  25. Don't Say Nuthin' 2:48 (04 Dec 2021)
  26. Love Letter 4:34 (15 Sep 2023)

On Recordings (50)

Vocals

  1. Essawhamah? (live at Soulshack) 4:21 The Roots (1993) lead vocals
  2. The Session (Longest Posse Cut in History 12:43) 12:45 The Roots (1993) lead vocals
  3. I’m Out Deah 4:11 The Roots (1993) lead vocals
  4. Good Music (prelude) 1:00 The Roots (1993) lead vocals
  5. Common Dust 5:04 The Roots (1993) lead vocals
  6. Writer’s Block 1:45 The Roots (1993) lead vocals
  7. Popcorn Revisited 4:06 The Roots (1993) lead vocals
  8. Leonard I–V 4:06 The Roots (1993) lead vocals
  9. The Anti‐Circle 3:48 The Roots (1993) lead vocals
  10. Carryin’ On 1:26 The Roots (1993)
  11. Pass the Popcorn 5:32 The Roots (1993) lead vocals
  12. The Roots Is Comin’ 1:17 The Roots (1993) lead vocals
  13. Grits 6:36 The Roots (1993) lead vocals
  14. Peace 1:16 The Roots (1993) lead vocals, other vocals
  15. Proceed II 5:53 The Roots with Roy Ayers (Oct 1994) lead vocals, background vocals
  16. Meiso 4:03 DJ Krush with Black Thought & Malik B (26 Feb 1996)
  17. Episodes 5:56 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  18. Respond/React 5:07 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  19. Ital (The Universal Side) 4:53 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  20. It Just Don’t Stop 4:33 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  21. The Adventures in Wonderland 4:34 The Roots (24 Sep 1996)
  22. No Alibi 5:11 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  23. Clones 4:54 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  24. Section 4:09 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  25. The Hypnotic 5:19 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  26. Panic!!!!! 1:24 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  27. UNIverse at War 4:55 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  28. One Shine 5:40 The Roots (24 Sep 1996)
  29. Push Up Ya Lighter 4:36 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  30. What They Do 5:57 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals
  31. Concerto of the Desperado 3:38 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) lead vocals

Produced

  1. The Anti‐Circle 3:48 The Roots (1993)
  2. Writer’s Block 1:45 The Roots (1993)
  3. Common Dust 5:04 The Roots (1993)
  4. Grits 6:36 The Roots (1993)
  5. Leonard I–V 4:06 The Roots (1993)
  6. Carryin’ On 1:26 The Roots (1993)
  7. Popcorn Revisited 4:06 The Roots (1993)
  8. Peace 1:16 The Roots (1993)
  9. I’m Out Deah 4:11 The Roots (1993)
  10. Pass the Popcorn 5:32 The Roots (1993)
  11. The Session (Longest Posse Cut in History 12:43) 12:45 The Roots (1993)
  12. The Roots Is Comin’ 1:17 The Roots (1993)
  13. Good Music (prelude) 1:00 The Roots (1993)
  14. There’s a RIOT Goin’ On 0:13 The Roots (1993)
  15. Essawhamah? (live at Soulshack) 4:21 The Roots (1993)
  16. Syreeta’s Having My Baby 0:42 The Roots (1993)
  17. Respond/React 5:07 The Roots (24 Sep 1996) co

Mixed

  1. No Alibi 5:11 The Roots (24 Sep 1996)
  2. Episodes 5:56 The Roots (24 Sep 1996)

Credited as (288)

  1. Black Thought
  2. Talib Kweli, Black Thought & The Coup
  3. Black Thought and Malik B
  4. Black Star feat. Black Thought
  5. Talib Kweli feat. Pharoahe Monch & Black Thought
  6. Talib Kweli feat. Black Thought & Pharoahe Monch
  7. John Legend & The Roots feat. Black Thought
  8. Black Thought, Common, Pharoahe Monch & Absolute
  9. Black Thought & Peedi Crakk
  10. J. Period & Black Thought
  11. Talib Kweli, Jane Doe & Black Thought
  12. Nneka feat. Black Thought
  13. Linkin Park feat. Black Thought
  14. Dilated Peoples feat. Black Thought
  15. Sérgio Mendes feat. Black Thought, Chali 2na, Debi Nova & will.i.am
  16. Common feat. Rahzel, Roy Hargrove & Black Thought
  17. IRIZ, Lucky Witherspoon, Black Thought, Rah Digga & Cornel West
  18. Big Punisher feat. Black Thought
  19. Hilltop Hoods feat. Black Thought & Lotek
  20. The Coup feat. Black Thought & Talib Kweli
  21. OCD: Moosh & Twist feat. Black Thought
  22. J Dilla feat. Black Thought
  23. The Coup feat. Black Thought
  24. Damian Marley feat. Stephen Marley & Black Thought
  25. Talib Kweli feat. Black Thought & Ab-Soul
  26. Talib Kweli feat. Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch & Kanye West
  27. Curse feat. Black Thought
  28. Beastie Boys feat. Black Thought
  29. Talib Kweli feat. The Game & Black Thought
  30. Common feat. Black Thought (Tariq)
  31. J. Period feat. Black Thought, Rakim & John Legend
  32. J. Period feat. J Dilla, Blu, Porn & Black Thought
  33. Styles P feat. Black Thought
  34. Ghostface Killah feat. Black Thought
  35. Soulive feat. Black Thought
  36. Saigon feat. Black Thought
  37. Steve Williamson feat. Black Thought
  38. Wale & 9th Wonder feat. Peedi Peedi, Black Thought, Tu Phace & Young Chris
  39. Common feat. Shaq & Black Thought
  40. Chrisette Michele feat. Talib Kweli & Black Thought
  41. Planet Asia feat. Black Thought
  42. Common feat. Shaquille O’Neal & Black Thought
  43. J.Period feat. Black Thought
  44. Skillz feat. Black Thought
  45. Edo.G feat. Black Thought
  46. Statik Selektah feat. Raekwon, Joey Bada$$ & Black Thought
  47. Talib Kweli feat. Black Thought & Rah Digga
  48. Raekwon feat. Black Thought
  49. Spacek feat. Bahamadia, Black Thought & Slum Village
  50. Sean C & Roc Raida feat. Black Thought
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Works (133)

Wrote

  1. Boom!
  2. Approximately Free
  3. Lighthouse
  4. I Remember
  5. Walk Alone
  6. Dear God 2.0
  7. Radio Daze
  8. Now or Never
  9. How I Got Over
  10. The Day
  11. Right On
  12. Doin' It Again
  13. The Fire
  14. Web 20/20
  15. Hustla
  16. In tha Park
  17. Sleep
  18. Make My
  19. One Time
  20. Kool On
  21. The OtherSide
  22. Stomp
  23. Tip the Scale
  24. Cold Blooded
  25. You Got Me
  26. Try Again
  27. The Roots Is Comin'
  28. Pass the Popcorn
  29. The Anti-Circle
  30. Writer's Block
  31. Good Music (Prelude)
  32. Good Music
  33. Grits
  34. Leonard I-V
  35. I'm Out Deah
  36. Popcorn Revisited
  37. Common Dust
  38. The Session (Longest Posse Cut in History 12:43)
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Composed

  1. Thought @ Work
  2. The Seed (2.0)
  3. Break You Off
  4. Water
  5. Quills
  6. Pussy Galore
  7. Complexity
  8. Good Music
  9. Living in Bunkers
  10. Peace
  11. Syreeta's Having My Baby
  12. Strangers
All Works Results >>

Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. BET Awards 2020

Guest Performer At

  1. 2012‐07‐07: Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark

Links (13)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/black_thought

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1036058
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/213176
  3. https://www.discogs.com/artist/12466

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000013211
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000080566

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/59283293

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q880598

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/7i3os1iEWOn5UpaylRiMw5
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6DJEUXZm0e2rAohdoZ5Voo
  3. https://www.deezer.com/artist/1041159

Social Networking

  1. https://twitter.com/blackthought

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/black-thought-official