Black Thought

Passyunk Productions is our film & tv production company. The name comes from a street in Philly, Passyunk Avenue, where the concept of The Roots was born, as Ahmir and I started out busking on the corner of 5th & Passyunk back in the early '90s. ”

We're trying to plug a void and bring what's been missing back to hip-hop. ”

I give back because that is what I was taught and it is what I believe. ”

There probably won't be an animated The Roots or Black Thought as there was, say, an animated Michael Jackson when ‘The Jackson 5' cartoon show was on when we were kids." ”

The first rhymes I wrote, I was 9. It was Kool Moe Dee-style. ”

For me, the arts has always been sort of my saving grace. ”

Nah, I don't feel overlooked, underappreciated, or none of that because it's a short list of artists, past and present, that I kind of have respect for. And in all of those situations, the admiration and respect is mutual. ”

Everything we've ever done has been for artistry's sake, and for the greater good and paying homage to those who came before us and paving the way for those who come after us. ”

Don't do anything for fear, because fear will never do anything for you. ”

I miss being out on the road. ”