Terminator X
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Terminator X | |
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Birth name | Norman Rogers |
Born | Long Island, NY, United States | August 25, 1966
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | DJ |
Years active | 1986–1998 |
Associated acts | Public Enemy |
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, whom 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[]
After retiring from the music scene, Rogers ran an ostrich farm in Vance County, North Carolina.[3][4] In November 2018, Terminator X married Robin Dugger in Dayton, Ohio.[5]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets (1991)
- Super Bad (1994)
with Public Enemy[]
- 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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Hip-hop, you don't stop". The Guardian. London. 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ "My Ostrich Weighs a Ton". Vibe. March 1998. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- ^ Czerwinski, Allegra; Robinson, Amelia (November 20, 2018). "Public Enemy performs at Dayton woman's wedding". dayton.com.
Categories:
- 1966 births
- American male rappers
- Living people
- American hip hop DJs
- Hip hop record producers
- People from Long Island
- People from Vance County, North Carolina
- Public Enemy (band) members
- Rappers from New York (state)
- 21st-century American rappers
- American DJ stubs