TARIQ TROTTER, a/k/a Black Thought, of The Roots, hosts Let's Move It Philly, a charity concert/party for his GrassROOTS Community Foundation Feb. 18 at Sigma Sound (212 N. 12th), a place near and dear to his heart, as it is where the Roots rehearsed and recorded their first few albums.
He'll also perform at the event along with Roots drummer ?uestlove, who will DJ along with Rich Medina, Power 99's Diamond Kuts.
Nikki Jean and the Money Making Jam Boys are also among entertainers that night.
Trotter founded the organization about a year ago with sociologist and John Jay College assistant professor Janice Johnson Dias. "We have daughters about the same age, around 6, and Janice's work gave her a rude awakening as far as nutrition and obesity among young girls all over the country. She reached out to me about a year ago," said Trotter, who has been funding the charity largely on his own since that time.