Terminator X
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Terminator X | |
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| Birth name | Norman Rogers |
| Born | August 25, 1967 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | DJ |
| Years active | 1986–1998, 2024-present |
Norman Rogers (born August 25, 1966), known professionally as Terminator X, is an American DJ best known for his work with hip hop group Public Enemy, which he left in 1998. He also produced two solo albums, Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets (1991) and Super Bad (1994), featuring Chuck D, Sister Souljah, DJ Kool Herc, the Cold Crush Brothers, and a bass music track by the Punk Barbarians.[1]
In 2013, Terminator X was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Public Enemy.[2]
Retirement
[edit]After retiring from the music scene, Rogers briefly ran an emu farm in Vance County, North Carolina.[3] Rogers has not been involved with the farm since the early 2000s, but he is still frequently misrepresented in the media as an "ostrich farmer".[3]
Return to touring
[edit]In 2024, Rogers returned to worldwide touring as a solo act.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets (1991)
- Super Bad (1994)
with Public Enemy
[edit]- Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987)
- It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
- Fear of a Black Planet (1990)
- Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black (1991)
- Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age (1994)
- Man Plans God Laughs (2015)
References
[edit]- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 336/7. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ "Public Enemy Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2013.
- ^ a b Pelley, Rich; Pelley, As told to Rich (2022-12-29). "Chuck D: 'Bringing rap to the UK was our British invasion'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
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