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Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (born October 3, 1973), better known by his stage name Black Thought, is an American rapper, singer, actor, television host, and the lead MC of the hip hop group The Roots, which he co-founded with drummer Questlove in Philadelphia. Regarded as "one of the most skilled, incisive, and prolific rappers of his time", he is widely lauded for his live performance skills, continuous multisyllabic rhyme schemes, complex lyricism, double entendres, and politically aware lyrics. He and The... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Black Thought first charted in 1994 with Distortion to Static.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 4 UK Top‑75 entries.

Top songs: #1: You Got Me - #2: The Seed (2.0) - #3: Break You Off - #4: Meiso - #5: I Don't Care
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  The Roots
1.
10/1994

Distortion to Static
The Roots

1 pts


96
R&B


[DGC 19272]
written by Ahmir-Khalib Thompson, Leonard Hubbard, Scott Storch, Smart Abdul-Basit & Tariq Trotter greentick
2.
01/1995

Proceed
The Roots

from Do You Want More?!!!??!   Do You Want More?!!!??!
5 pts
123
US
79
R&B


[DGC 19380]
written by Ahmir-Khalib Thompson, Leonard Hubbard, Scott Storch, Smart Abdul-Basit & Tariq Trotter greentick
  DJ Krush
3.
03/1996

#4  Meiso
DJ Krush

14 pts




52
UK
written by DJ Krush, Black Thought greentick & Malik B
  The Roots
4.
06/1996

Clones
The Roots

from Illadelph Halflife   Illadelph Halflife
5 pts
101
US
62
R&B


[DGC 19402]
written by Tariq Trotter greentick, Smart Abdul-Basit, Karl Jenkins, Phillip Blenman & Kelo Williams
5.
12/1998

Adrenaline
The Roots

from Things Fall Apart   Things Fall Apart
1 pts


73
R&B


[MCA 55514]
written by Ahmir Thompson, David Segal, C. Jenkins, Scott Storch, Malik Abdul-Basit & Tariq Trotter greentick
You Got Me
6.
01/1999

#1  You Got Me
The Roots

from Things Fall Apart   Things Fall Apart
62 pts
39
US
11
R&B
31
UK
featuring Erykah Badu
[MCA 55539]
written by Black Thought greentick, ?uestlove, The Roots, Jill Scott & Scott Storch
7.
10/1999

What You Want
The Roots

from The Roots Come Alive   
1 pts


82
R&B


featuring Jaguar
[Columbia 79288]
written by Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, Jaguar Wright, Mike Lowe, Scott Storch & Tariq Trotter greentick
  Shaquille O'Neal
8.
09/2001

In the Sun
Shaquille O'Neal

from Presents His Superfriends, Vol. 1   
1 pts


109
R&B


written by Amir Thompson, James Poyser, Black Thought greentick, Common, Joi & Sixx John
  The Roots
9.
11/2002

#3  Break You Off
The Roots

from Phrenology   Phrenology
20 pts
99
US
55
R&B
59
UK
featuring Musiq
[MCA 113971]
written by Tariq Trotter greentick, Ahmir Thompson, Leonard Hubbard, James Gray, Kyle Jones, Ben Kenney, Karl Jenkins, Taalib Johnson & Jill Scott
The Seed (2.0)
10.
04/2003

#2  The Seed (2.0)
The Roots

from Phrenology   Phrenology
28 pts




33
UK
featuring Cody Chesnutt
written by Tariq Trotter greentick & Antonious Bernard Thomas
  DJ Krush
11.
03/2004

Meiso
DJ Krush

3 pts




132
UK
R
written by DJ Krush, Black Thought greentick & Malik B
  The Roots
12.
05/2004

Don't Say Nuthin'
The Roots

from The Tipping Point   The Tipping Point
5 pts


66
R&B
138
UK
[Interscope 002617]
written by Scott Storch & Tarik Trotter greentick
13.
10/2004

#5  I Don't Care
The Roots

from The Tipping Point   The Tipping Point
6 pts




92
UK
written by Karl B. Jenkins, Tariq Trotter greentick, Anthony Tidd & Frank "Knuckles" Walker
14.
09/2006

Don't Feel Right
The Roots

from Game Theory   Game Theory
2 pts




200
UK
written by Tariq Trotter greentick, Ahmir-Khalib Thompson, Karl B. Jenkins, James “Kamal” Gray & Tahir Jamal
  Logic
15.
05/2017

America
Logic

from Everybody   
4 pts
124
US
108
R&B


featuring Black Though, Chuck D, Big Lenbo & NO I.D.
written by Sir Robert Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, No I.D., Tariq Trotter greentick, Carlton Ridenhour, Leon Ressalam, Kevin McKenzie, Shawn McKenzie & Paul Mitchell
  Eminem
Yah Yah
16.
02/2020

Yah Yah
Eminem

from Music to Be Murdered By   
3 pts
103
US




featuring Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Q-Tip and Denaun
[Interscope]
written by Eminem, Royce da 5'9", Black Thought greentick, Denaun Porter, Trevor Smith, Rashad Smith, Galt MacDermot, James Brown, Charles Bobbit, Fred Wesley, William Hines & Andre Weston

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