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For the Roots rapper Black Thought, the pastoral pleasure of playing SummerStage in Central Park is a no-brainer. “It’s classic New York — or old New York, as people sort of refer to it ...
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 ...
In this handout provided by the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) sit in the Situation Room as they monitor the mission that took out three Iranian ...
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 ...
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 and Questlove had to fight it out during their early days in their hip-hop band, Roots.
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 ...
Black Thought discusses The Roots' 30-year journey, returning to Ravinia, alien lyricists, and advice for building lasting music legacies.
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.
Questlove and Black Thought, owners of their production company, Two One Five Entertainment have sold a major stake to The North Road Company ...
Black Thought talks to Timmhotep Aku about Glorious Game, his new album with El Michels Affair, on this week’s episode of The FADER Interview.
Roots rapper Black Thought looks back on 10 years of ‘The Tonight Show’ — and three decades of hip-hop impact: ‘We changed the game’ ...