Black Thought of The Roots & Opinions on Turnstile

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Society & Culture, Music, Arts

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

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.

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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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0:00.0	Hey, sound opinions listeners. If you support us on Patreon, you get to listen to our podcast ad-free on Patreon. You're listening to sound
0:22.6	You're listening to Sound Opinions, and this week we talk with Black Thought of the Roots about his book, The Upcycled Self.
0:41.5	I'm Jim D. Regattis.
0:42.8	And I'm Greg Cott.
0:43.8	But first, let's review new music from Turnstile.
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