Person · Active since 1971
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Songwriter · Performer · Producer
Member of Money Making Jam Boys, The Grand Negaz, The Grand Wizzards, The Roots
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!!!!!!!
The Roots
via The Roots? vs. Rahzel
The Roots
via The Roots? vs. Scratch (The Token DJ cut)
The Roots
via The Roots(She Might Be a) Grenade
Elvis Costello, The Roots
via The Roots@ 15
The Roots
via The Roots100% Dundee
The Roots
via The Roots100% Dundee
The Roots
via The Roots3rd Acts: ? vs. Scratch 2… Electric Boogaloo
The Roots
via The Roots75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction)
The Roots
via The Roots9th vs. Thought
Black Thought
Act Fore… The End?
The Roots
via The RootsAct Too (Love of My Life)
The Roots, Common
via The RootsAct Too (The Love of My Life)
The Roots
via The RootsAct Too…Love of My Life
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
Act Won (Things Fall Apart)
The Roots
via The RootsAdrenaline
The Roots
via The RootsADRENALINE
Unknown Artist
Adrenaline!
The Roots
via The RootsAdrenaline!
The Roots
via The RootsAfrican Dreams (Remix)
Seun Kuti, Black Thought
Afrikan Children
Salaam Remi, Chronixx, Black Thought
Ain’t Sayin’ Nothin’ New
The Roots
via The RootsAlone
El Michels Affair, Black Thought
Alter Ego
El Michels Affair, Black Thought, Brainstory
America
Logic, Black Thought, Chuck D, Big Lenbo, No I.D.
America
Logic, Black Thought, Chuck D, Big Lenbo, No I.D.
Approximately Free
Black Thought, Shavona Antoinette, Ray Angry
Aquamarine
Danger Mouse, Black Thought, Michael Kiwanuka
Arenaline
Black Thought, J.PERIOD, Busta Rhymes
Art Imitates Life
Talib Kweli, Black Thought, Rah Digga, Albe. Back
Atonement
The Roots, Jack Davey of J*Davey
via The RootsBaby
Mikki Milan
BABY (ORIGINAL MIX)
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BABY (RADIO EDIT)
Unknown Artist
Bad Man Lighter (Remix)
Seun Kuti, Black Thought
Bad Man Lighter 2.0
Seun Kuti, Black Thought, Vic Mensa
Bass Intro/There’s Something Goin’ On/Love
The Roots
via The RootsBeat Street / B‐Boy (interlude)
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
Because
Danger Mouse, Black Thought, Joey Bada$$, Russ, Dylan Cartlidge
Because
Danger Mouse, Black Thought, Russ, Dylan Cartlidge, Joey Bada$$
Becoming Unwritten
The Roots
via The RootsBeen Thru the Storm
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
Belize
Danger Mouse, Black Thought, MF DOOM
Belize
Danger Mouse, Black Thought, MF DOOM
Bird's Eye View
Statik Selektah, Raekwon, Joey Bada$$, Black Thought
Birthday Girl
The Roots
via The RootsBlack (No Matter What)
Black Rob, Black Thought
Black Progress
Salaam Remi, Stephen Marley, Black Thought, Spragga Benz
Boom!
The Roots
via The RootsBoom! / Wrath of Kane (J.Period Blend)
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
Break U Off
Black Thought, J.PERIOD, D-Angelo
Break You Off
The Roots
via The RootsBreak You Off
The Roots, Musiq Soulchild
via The RootsBreak You Off (a cappella)
The Roots, Musiq
via The RootsBurnin’ and Lootin’
Bob Marley, The Roots, Black Thought
Can You Hear Me?
Elvis Costello, The Roots
via The RootsCan’t Stop This
The Roots
via The RootsCheat Codes
Danger Mouse, Black Thought
Cheat Codes
Danger Mouse, Black Thought
Clock With No Hands
The Roots, Mercedes Martinez of Jazzfatnastees
via The RootsClones
The Roots
via The RootsClose to Famous
Danger Mouse, Black Thought
Close to Famous
Danger Mouse, Black Thought
Cojiba
Black Thought
Cold Blooded
Common, Rahzel, Roy Hargrove, Black Thought
Come the Meantimes
Elvis Costello, The Roots
via The RootsCome Together
Black Thought, J.PERIOD, Zion
Compared to What
John Legend, The Roots
via The RootsComplexity
The Roots, Jill Scott
via The RootsConception
Black Thought, Salaam Remi, Reek Ruffin
Concerto
Black Thought, J.PERIOD, Rakim
Concerto of a Desperado
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
Concerto of the Desperado
The Roots
via The RootsConcerto of the Desperado
The Roots
via The RootsCops See Fogel’s ID / Seth Saves Evan
The Roots, Dice Raw of Nouveau Riche, Malik B
via The RootsCOPY COOL
Mach-Hommy, Black Thought, Quelle Chris
Crazy Legs / Rock Steady (interlude)
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
Criminal
The Roots, Truck North, Saigon
via The RootsCRIMINAL
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CRIMINAL
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CRIMINAL
Unknown Artist
Crowns for Kings
Benny the Butcher, Black Thought
Datskat
The Roots
via The RootsDatskat
The Roots
via The RootsDave vs. US
The Roots
via The RootsDe La Soul (interlude)
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
Dear God 2.0
The Roots, Monsters of Folk
via The RootsDear God 2.0
The Roots, Monsters of Folk
via The RootsDiamond Cutters
Roc Marciano, Black Thought
Diedre vs. Dice
The Roots
via The RootsDillaTUDE: The Flight of Titus
The Roots
via The RootsDilltastic Vol Won(derful)
The Roots
via The RootsDin da Da (J.Period Volume remix)
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
Disgusting
Apathy, Black Thought
Distortion to Static
The Roots
via The RootsDistortion to Static
The Roots
via The RootsDo You Want More?!!!??!
The Roots
via The RootsDo You Want More?!!!??!
The Roots
via The RootsDoin’ It Again
The Roots
via The RootsDON'T FEEL MUCH
Unknown Artist
Don’t Feel Right
The Roots, Maimouna Youssef
via The RootsDon’t Say (J.Period Stick Up remix)
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
Don’t Say Nuthin (J.Period Knight remix)
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
Don’t Say Nutthin
The Roots
via The RootsDon’t See Us
The Roots
via The RootsDon’t See Us
The Roots
via The RootsDostoyevsky
Black Thought, Rapsody
DOUBLE TOUBLE
Unknown Artist
Double Trouble
The Roots
via The RootsDOUBLE TROUBLE
Unknown Artist
DOUBLE TROUBLE (BRS REMIX)
Unknown Artist
Drug Trade
Smoke DZA, Flying Lotus, Black Thought
Duck Down!
The Roots
via The RootsDun
The Roots
via The RootsDynamite!
The Roots
via The RootsEducation
Freddie Gibbs, Madlib, Yasiin Bey, Black Thought
EN EFF
De La Soul, Black Thought
Episodes
The Roots
via The RootsEssaywhuman?!!
The Roots
via The RootsEssaywhuman?!!!??!
The Roots
via The RootsEssaywhuman??!!!??!
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
Experience (interlude)
Black Thought
Extradite
Freddie Gibbs, Black Thought
Extradite
Freddie Gibbs, Black Thought
False Media
The Roots
via The RootsFentanyl
Black Thought, Salaam Remi
Few Good Things
Saba, Black Thought, Eryn Allen Kane
Fight the Power: Remix 2020
Public Enemy, Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, YG, Questlove
Fight the Power: Remix 2020
Public Enemy, Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, YG, Questlove
Focus
Juls, Black Thought, Worlasi, Kofi Mole
Freedom Over Everything
Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Black Thought
Fuel
Black Thought, Portugal. The Man, The Last Artful, Dodgr
FUTURE SOUND
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FUTURE SOUND - MAIN AFRO MIX
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FUTURE SOUND - ORIGINAL MIX
Unknown Artist
Game Theory
The Roots, Malik B
via The RootsGet Busy
The Roots, Dice Raw, Peedi Peedi
via The RootsGet Outlined
Black Thought, Salaam Remi
Ghetto Boys and Girls (Fuel interlude)
Black Thought
Glorious Game
El Michels Affair, Black Thought, KIRBY
Glorious Game (reprise)
El Michels Affair, Black Thought
Good Morning
Black Thought, Pusha T, Killa Mike, Swizz Beatz
GOOD MORNING
Unknown Artist
Grateful
El Michels Affair, Black Thought
Guerrilla Monsoon Rap
Talib Kweli, Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch
Guns Are Drawn
The Roots
via The RootsHang On In There
John Legend, The Roots
via The RootsHard Hitters
Dilated Peoples, Black Thought
Hard Hitters
Dilated Peoples, Black Thought
Hard Times
John Legend, The Roots, Black Thought
History Unfolds
Black Thought, Salaam Remi
Hollow Way
El Michels Affair, Black Thought
How I Got Over
The Roots, Dice Raw
via The RootsHow to Hold a Choppa
Black Thought, Salaam Remi
Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be)
John Legend, The Roots
via The RootsHurricane
Black Thought, Common, Mos Def, Dice Raw, Flo Brown, Jazzyfatnastees, The Roots
Hustla
The Roots, STS
via The RootsI CAN'T HELP IT
Unknown Artist
I Can’t Help It
The Roots, Malik B, Mercedes Martinez, Dice Raw
via The RootsI Can’t Help It
Three Dog Night
I CAN'T TALK
Unknown Artist
I Can’t Write Left Handed
John Legend, The Roots
via The RootsI Don’t Care
The Roots
via The RootsI Remain Calm
The Roots
via The RootsI Remain Calm
The Roots
via The RootsI Remember
The Roots
via The RootsI Will Not Apologize
The Roots, Porn, Dice Raw
via The RootsI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
John Legend, The Roots
via The RootsI Would Never
El Michels Affair, Black Thought
I’m Not Crazy (First Contact)
Black Thought
I’m Not Crazy (outro)
Black Thought
I’m Still Somehow
El Michels Affair, Black Thought
Identical Deaths
Danger Mouse, Black Thought
If I Could Believe
Elvis Costello, The Roots
via The RootsImmortals
Fall Out Boy, Black Thought
Immortals (remix)
Fall Out Boy, Black Thought, B Wheezy
In tha Park
Ghostface Killah, Black Thought
In the Music
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
In the Music
The Roots, Malik B, Porn
via The RootsIn the Music
The Roots, Malik B, Porn
via The RootsIntro
The Roots
via The RootsIntro / There’s Something Goin’ On
The Roots
via The RootsIs It Because I’m Black (extended)
Salaam Remi, Stephen Marley, Anthony Hamilton, CeeLo Green, Black Thought, Syleena Johnson, B. Trenton
Ishkabibble’s
Westside Gunn, Black Thought
IT DON'T FEEL RIGHT
Unknown Artist
It Just Don’t Stop
The Roots
via The RootsIt Just Don’t Stop
The Roots
via The RootsIt’s About That Time
Pete Rock, Black Thought, Rob O
It’s About That Time
Pete Rock, Black Thought, Rob O
Ital (The Universal Side)
The Roots
via The RootsJill Scott (interlude)
Black Thought, J.PERIOD
Kool On
The Roots, Greg Porn, Truck North
via The RootsKuku Kee Me (Remix)
Seun Kuti, Black Thought
Lazy Afternoon
The Roots
via The RootsLazy Afternoon Pt. 1
The Roots
via The RootsLazy Afternoon Pt. 2
The Roots
via The RootsLazy Afternoon Pt. 3
The Roots
via The RootsLife From the PJ’s
Black Thought, J.PERIOD, Ghostface Killah, Trife
Lift Your Fist
Guru, The Roots
via The RootsLift Your Fist
Guru, The Roots
via The RootsLighthouse
The Roots, Dice Raw
via The RootsLittle Ghetto Boy
John Legend, The Roots, Black Thought
Little Ghetto Boy (prelude)
John Legend, The Roots, Malik Yusef
via The RootsLive at the T-Connection
The Roots
via The RootsLive From the DJ Stretch Armstrong Show With Your Host Bobbito “The Barber”
Black Thought, Common, Pharoahe Monch, Absolute
Live From the PJs
X-Ecutioners, Ghostface Killah, Trife, Black Thought
Living in Bunkers
Hilltop Hoods, Black Thought, Lotek
Long Liveth
Black Thought, Salaam Remi
Long Time
The Roots, Peedi Peedi, Bunny Sigler
via The RootsLost Desire
The Roots, Malik B, Talib Kweli
via The RootsLove Letter
Black Thought
Love Movin’
J Dilla, Black Thought
Love Movin’
J Dilla, Black Thought
Love of My Life
The Roots, Common
via The RootsLove of My Life (remix)
Black Thought, J.PERIOD, Mayda Del Valle
Lovely Love My Family
The Roots
via The RootsLovely, Love My Family
The Roots
via The RootsMagnificent
Black Thought
Make My
The Roots, Big K.R.I.T., Dice Raw
via The RootsNo Gold Teeth
Danger Mouse, Black Thought
No Gold Teeth
Danger Mouse, Black Thought
NOBODY BUT ME (DUET VERSION) (KARAOKE VERSION) [ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY MICHAEL BUBLE FEAT. BLACK THOUGHT]
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P.O
IDK, Black Thought
Reality Check
J Dilla, Black Thought
Saltwater
Danger Mouse, Black Thought, Conway the Machine
Saltwater
Danger Mouse, Black Thought, Conway the Machine
Sometimes
Danger Mouse, Black Thought
Sometimes
Danger Mouse, Black Thought
STOMP
Unknown Artist
Strangers
Danger Mouse, Black Thought, A$AP Rocky, Run the Jewels
Strangers
Danger Mouse, Black Thought, A$AP Rocky, Run the Jewels
THE BABY
Unknown Artist
The Darkest Part
Danger Mouse, Black Thought, Raekwon, Kid Sister
The Darkest Part
Danger Mouse, Black Thought, Kid Sister, Raekwon
Try Again
k-os, BLack Thought
Violas and Lupitas
Danger Mouse, Black Thought
Violas and Lupitas
Danger Mouse, Black Thought
WHAT U WANT
Unknown Artist
WHAT YOU WANT
Unknown Artist
WKCR Freestyle
Black Thought, Common, Pharoahe Monch
African Dreams
2022
Appreciate / Every Part of Me / All by Myself
2005 · Peak Records (5)
Approximately Free
2021
Aquamarine
Bad Man Lighter 2.0
2023
Cheat Codes
2022
Cheat Codes
2022
Cheat Codes
2022
Cheat Codes
2022 · BMG
Cheat Codes
2022
Cheat Codes
2022 · BMG
Extradite
2015
Fight the Power: Remix 2020
2020
Freedom Over Everything (edit version)
2021
Glorious Game
2023 · Big Crown Records
Glorious Game
2023
Good Morning
I’m Still Somehow
2023
Love Letter
2023
REEKYOD
2024 · Madlib Invazion, LLC
Rest In Power
2018
Streams of Thought, Vol. 1
2018
Streams of Thought, Vol. 2
2018
Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able
2020
Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able
2020
Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able
2020
The Best of the Roots
2015
Thunderdome [W.T.A.]
2023
Up
2025
Wrote My Way Out (remix)
2018
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James Poyser
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Black Thought is a songwriter and performer, active since 1971. Black Thought is a member of Money Making Jam Boys, The Grand Negaz, The Grand Wizzards and The Roots, and credits from those groups are included in this catalog.
Our database contains 452 recordings, 49 musical works, and 30 releases credited to Black Thought. Credits data is sourced from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.
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