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, 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

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, the

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, and a

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track by the Punk Barbarians. In 2013, Terminator X was inducted into the

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as a member of Public Enemy.

Retirement

After retiring from the music scene, Rogers ran an

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farm in

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. In November 2018, Terminator X married Robin Dugger in Dayton, Ohio.

Discography

Studio albums

*'' Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep Beets'' (1991) *'' Super Bad'' (1994)

with Public Enemy

* ''

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'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1990) * '' Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1994) * ''

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'' (2015)

References

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 {{US-DJ-stub