Black Thought discusses The Roots' 30-year journey, returning to Ravinia, alien lyricists, and advice for building lasting ...

Roots co-founder Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter is writing and directing a new narrative film that's billed to "drops audiences into hip hop’s soul", and it's powered by WonderRoom, a 360° immersive ...

Black Thought says that bringing hip-hop to late-night TV on the NBC juggernaut has flowed as smoothly as his bars. “That just proves how transcendent it is,” he said.

National Book Award winner Imani Perry talks about "Black in Blues" and Black Thought, lead emcee of the legendary Philly ...

Tariq Trotter — aka Black Thought — is the best rapper alive. He may not be your favorite of all time. He may not be the best-selling rapper ever. But bar-for-bar, there isn’t a single MC in ...

The post Danger Mouse and Black Thought Are at the Top of Their Game — No Cheat Codes Required appeared first on Consequence. Danger Mouse, for his part, hadn’t dropped a full-length hip-hop ...

Black Thought is finally getting his due. The Danger Mouse collab 'Cheat Codes' is a victory lap for the long-underrated Roots rapper, who has been getting his flowers in recent years.

Black Thought Names His Top 5 Rappers, Says It ‘Has Always Revolved Around My Foundation' The Roots leader looked to 1980s hip-hop pioneers as the "foundation" of his dexterous wordplay.

Black Thought said that’s when things got physical between he and Questlove. “It led to us coming to blows right quick, and it was the sort of thing that I’d forgotten about it before we ...

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 having him freestyle ...