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Black Thought

Hip-hop band from Philadelphia, PA · formed 1971

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Shows on record: 8
Rooms played: 7
Cities: 5
Releases: 31
Last show: May 31, 2025NOTO Philadelphia

About

Black Thought is a band from Philadelphia, PA, formed in 1971, tagged alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, East Coast hip hop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2013 to 2025, across 7 rooms in 5 cities.

Black Thought formed in 1971 — MusicBrainz
Black Thought is based in Philadelphia — MusicBrainz
The Roots: member — MusicBrainz
Money Making Jam Boys: member — MusicBrainz
The Grand Wizzards: member — MusicBrainz
The Grand Negaz: member — MusicBrainz
Black Thought has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2000–2023 — MusicBrainz
Black Thought formed in 1987 — Wikipedia
Black Thought plays East Coast hip hop — Wikipedia
Black Thought has 125506 listeners on Last.fm — Black Thought on Last.fm
Black Thought has released 10 recordings between 2023 and 2025 — Black Thought on Discogs
Black Thought is a Genius-verified artist — Black Thought on Genius (verified)
Black Thought has 866 followers on Genius — Black Thought on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @blackthought — Black Thought on Genius
Country (per TheAudioDB): Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Black Thought on TheAudioDB

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

8 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20131 show
20181 show
20221 show
20233 shows
20241 show
20251 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
May 31, 2025	NOTO Philadelphia · PhiladelphiaSupportwith D'Angelo, Meek Mill, Lenny Kravitz, +27	Support	D'Angelo, Meek Mill, Lenny Kravitz, +27
Jun 1, 2024	NOTO Philadelphia · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Jill Scott, Lil Wayne, Nas, +27	Support	Jill Scott, Lil Wayne, Nas, +27
Nov 8, 2023	YouTube Theater · InglewoodHeadlinerwith Bun B, Common, De La Soul, +36	Headliner	Bun B, Common, De La Soul, +36
Jun 3, 2023	TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Ms. Lauryn Hill, P. Diddy, Lil Uzi Vert, +31	Support	Ms. Lauryn Hill, P. Diddy, Lil Uzi Vert, +31
May 18, 2023	Brooklyn Made · BrooklynSupportwith El Michels Affair, Brainstory	Support	El Michels Affair, Brainstory
Nov 19, 2022	New Jersey Performing Arts Center · NewarkSupportwith Maria Schneider Orchestra, Chuck D, Rakim, +5	Support	Maria Schneider Orchestra, Chuck D, Rakim, +5
Oct 23, 2018	Barclays Center · BrooklynSupportwith Ms. Lauryn Hill, Meek Mill, Anderson .Paak, +23	Support	Ms. Lauryn Hill, Meek Mill, Anderson .Paak, +23
Jul 10, 2013	Howard Theatre · WashingtonSupportwith De La Soul, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Bilal, +12	Support	De La Soul, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Bilal, +12

Where they play

7 rooms in 5 cities

Rooms played most

NOTO Philadelphia · Philadelphia2 shows
Barclays Center · Brooklyn1 show
Brooklyn Made · Brooklyn1 show
Howard Theatre · Washington1 show
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Newark1 show

Cities played

Philadelphia3 shows
Brooklyn2 shows
Inglewood1 show
Newark1 show
Washington1 show

Releases

31 releases, 2000–2025

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2025
Native Sons Part 2
2025
Reekyod
2024
Bad Man Lighter 2.0
2023 · Single
Drug Trade
2023 · Single
Drug Trade, Pt. 2
2023 · Single
Glorious Game
2023 · Album
I’m Still Somehow
2023 · Ep
Love Letter
2023 · Single
Thunderdome [W.T.A.]
2023 · Single
That Girl
2023
Grateful
2023
Hollow Way
2023
Aquamarine
2022 · Single
Cheat Codes
2022 · Album
Mineral Mountain
2022 · Single
No Gold Teeth
2022 · Single
Approximately Free
2021 · Single
Freedom Over Everything
2021 · Single
American Heartbreak
2020 · Single
Good Morning
2020 · Single
Rage Is Back (Freestyle)
2020 · Single
Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Able
2020 · Album
Thought vs Everybody
2020 · Single
Holdin’ On
2019 · Single
Rest In Power
2018 · Single
Streams of Thought, Vol. 1
2018 · Ep
Streams of Thought, Vol. 2
2018 · Ep
Extradite
2015 · Single
Appreciate
2005 · Single
Hardware
2000 · Single

Lineup

The Roots
Money Making Jam Boys
The Grand Wizzards
The Grand Negaz

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Black Thought — Brooklyn Made, 2023-05-18 — Poster · Brooklyn Made, 2023-05-18 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Black Thought on Last.fm	Artist facts
Black Thought on Discogs	Artist facts
Black Thought on Genius (verified)	Artist facts
Black Thought on Genius	Artist facts
Black Thought on TheAudioDB	Artist facts
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
TheAudioDB	Photos, Logo
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikidata	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.