Black Thought
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Tariq Luqmaan Trotter, 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 dru
Black Thought performing in 2026
Black Thought with the Roots in Hamburg, Germany, in 1999
Five-Percent Nation
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The Five-Percent Nation, sometimes referred to as the Five Percenters or the Nation of Gods and Earths, is a black supremacist movement influenced by the Nation of Islam founded in 1964 in the Harlem
Black Thought
…the group the Square Roots; the other was Malik B., whom Tariq met in college. In high school, Black Thought became interested in the lessons of the Nation of Gods and Earths. The Square Roots renamed themselves the Roots and released their debut album Organix in 1993. The Roots signed to DGC and followed up with Do You Want…
Clarence 13X, the founder of the Nation of Gods and Earths