Biography
With an unparalleled combination of wordplay wizardry, inhuman breath control, and indelible mic presence, Black Thought has been your favorite rapper's favorite rapper since the early 1990s. Tariq Trotter—born in Philadelphia in 1971 to two members of the Nation of Islam—lost his father to murder while he was in high school. But he soon met drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and formed The Roots with other musicians in the late 1980s. The Roots ...Read more