Terminator X

This article is about the DJ. For the character from the Terminator franchise, see T-X. For the laser skirmish attraction, see Terminator X: A Laser Battle for Salvation.

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]

Terminator X
Birth name	Norman Rogers
Born	(1966-08-25) August 25, 1966 (age 57) Long Island, NY, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	DJ
Years active	1986–1998

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

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 336/7. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
2. "Public Enemy Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2013.
3. "Hip-hop, you don't stop". The Guardian. London. 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
4. "My Ostrich Weighs a Ton". Vibe. March 1998. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
5. Czerwinski, Allegra; Robinson, Amelia (November 20, 2018). "Public Enemy performs at Dayton woman's wedding". dayton.com.