Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter Opens Up About Childhood and Forming The Roots | Amanpour and Company

Tariq Trotter, better known as Black Thought, is a Grammy Award-winning artist and co-founder of The Roots. Music critics place him among the greatest rappers of all time. Now Black Thought is out with a memoir reflecting on his life -- from childhood tragedy and loss to finding solace and freedom in the arts. The book is called "The Upcycled Self" and he joins Hari to discuss it.
Originally aired on December 15, 2023
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Amanpour and Company features wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports. Christiane Amanpour leads the conversation on global and domestic news from London with contributions by prominent journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City.
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[@misterjahi]

There's so much MORE to the book. Interviewers have to do more than be trauma seekers. Great read Tariq.

[@samn3276]

🙏🏾Just ordered the book, looking forward to the experience. BT the 🐐

[@kincamell2]

"All I'm tryna do is live life to the fullest They sent my daddy to you in a barrage of bullets Why is the world ugly when you made it in your image? And why is living life such a fight to the finish? For this high percentage, when the sky's the limit A second is a minute, every hour's infinite" - Black Thought

[@ClaudiaB-dc9xg]

Can’t wait to read your book!

[@ghanyathomas9538]

Fantastic interview! I’ll look for Tariq’s book on Audible.

[@MarciaMatthews]

The Upcycled Self goes on my list.

[@nycarrhythmiacarepllc7894]

Great, thoughtful interview! 👍

[@intheshell35ify]

Can he be our president?

[@sedecim]

ssiht my mother tor my ass up. ! but I put it out myself before the fire could do real damage . I understand your mother's grace : as a black boy. Peace

[@AntonChigurh989]

#FreePalestine

[@HeIsNakedLunch]

0:08 not true! Kool Keith schools him black to slavery or Dunkin Donuts junk food dunce wack lyrics, wack rhymes… but, please… 14:30 that’s way better, you guys should’ve it Square. That’s money. 16:45 Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies and my studious peers in school bombing and tagging walls and what not afterwards, par the course. 18:04 The Upcycled Self, US & Canada print. The Level Upped Self, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Kenya (English), India (English) print?