Black Thought of The Roots & Opinions on Turnstile
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 Turnstile.
00:00:00 Review: Turnstile
Turnstile are a melodic hardcore band that saw huge success with their album Glow On. Now they’re back with a follow-up, titled Never Enough. Jim and Greg are not fans of this album, unlike many other music critics.
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:
- Danger Mouse and Black Thought, "Sometimes," Cheat Codes, BMG, 2022
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- Turnstile, "Never Enough," Never Enough, Roadrunner, 2025
- Turnstile, "Sole," Never Enough, Roadrunner, 2025
- Turnstile, "I Care," Never Enough, Roadrunner, 2025
- Turnstile, "Seein' Stars," Never Enough, Roadrunner, 2025
- Turnstile, "Sunshower," Never Enough, Roadrunner, 2025
- Turnstile, "Dreaming," Never Enough, Roadrunner, 2025
- The Roots, "The Next Movement (feat. DJ Jazzy Jeff & Jazzyfatnastees)," Things Fall Apart, MCA, 1999
- The Roots, "The Roots is Comin'," Organix!, Self-Released, 1993
- 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
- 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
- After, "300 dreams," 300 dreams (Single), Ultraworld, 2025
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