{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Tariq 'Black Thought' Trotter on his impact on hip-hop and new memoir, 'The Upcycled Self'","publication_date":"December 05, 2023","summary":"The Roots are one of hip-hop's most important and influential groups and lead lyricist and emcee Tariq Trotter, better known by his stage name Black Thought, has established himself among the leading rappers. The Grammy-winner tells his own story in, \"The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are.\" Jeffrey Brown spoke with Trotter for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Simon Epstein","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2023\/12\/0beca87e80b271b6773e0797cbca2b10-trotter-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}