Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter of The Roots & Opinions on Heems & Lapgan
This week hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot interview Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter of The Roots about his memoir. The hosts also review the new album from Das Racist rapper Heems.
Lafandar Heems
Heems was part of the group Das Racist, but took nine years between solo albums before releasing “Lafandar” in collaboration with the producer Lapgan.
Tariq Trotter aka Black Thought
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Tariq Trotter, better known as Black Thought, the emcee of The Roots. His memoir “The Upcycled Self” is one of Jim and Greg's favorite music memoirs in recent memory.
Featured Songs:
- The Roots, "You Got Me (feat. Erykah Badu & Eve)," Things Fall Apart, MCA, 1999
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- Heems & Lapgan, "I'm Pretty Cool," Lafandar, Veena, Mass Appeal India, 2024
- Das Racist, "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell," Shut Up, Dude, Greedhead, Mishka, 2010
- Heems & Lapgan, "Accent," Lafandar, Veena, Mass Appeal India, 2024
- Heems & Lapgan, "Porches," Lafandar, Veena, Mass Appeal India, 2024
- Heems & Lapgan, "Obi Toppin (Darling)," Lafandar, Veena, Mass Appeal India, 2024
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, "The Message," The Message, Sugar Hill, 1982
- Run-DMC, "My Adidas," Raising Hell, Profile, 1986
- El Michels Affair & Black Thought, "Protocol (feat. Son Little)," Glorious Game, Big Crown, 2023
- The Roots, "The Roots is Comin'," Organix!, Self-Released, 1993
- George Benson, "Give Me The Night," Give Me The Night, Qwest, 1980
- The Jacksons, "We Can Change The World," Victory, Epic, 1984
- Gene Chandler, "Duke of Earl," Duke of Earl (Single), Vee-Jay, 1961
- Brian Eno, "Taking Tiger Mountain," Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), Island, 1974
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