/Literary Arts
Tariq Trotter aka Black Thought
Dec 10, 2023
All $49 tickets include a copy of The Upcycled Self.* *Books will be distributed on the night of the event.
Event WebsiteAbout
Tariq Trotter (aka Black Thought), is one of the most powerful voices in hip hop. He has delivered eleven albums with The Roots and leads the house band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. His albums outside of The Roots include the three volumes of Streams of Thought, Cheat Codes (with Danger Mouse), and Glorious Game (with El Michels Affair). Trotter co-wrote and starred in the Off-Broadway play Black No More and his many on screen credits include Bamboozled and The Deuce. His memoir, The Upcycled Self, is a riveting portrait of the artist as a young man, and what it means to live an examined life.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Tariq Trotter (aka Black Thought) visits City Arts & Lectures to discuss his memoir “The Upcycled Self,” about how the platinum-selling, Grammy-winning rapper and co-founder of The Roots, and one of the most powerful voices in hip hop, shaped his life out of the tragedy of, as a child, having burned down his family’s house. A courageous model of what it means to live an examined life, “The Upcycled Self” comes with each ticket. With Jelani Cobb.
Evan Karp
SF/Arts Curator
Since 1980, City Arts & Lectures has offered unique programs with leading figures in arts and ideas. Each year there are more than fifty lectures and onstage conversations – and a few surprise performances, film tributes, and concerts.
Since 1980, City Arts & Lectures has offered unique programs with leading figures in arts and ideas. Each year there are more than fifty lectures and onstage conversations – and a few surprise performances, film tributes, and concerts.