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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 Cold Crush Brothers, and a bass music 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 briefly ran an

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farm in Vance County, North Carolina. 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".

Return to touring

In 2024, Rogers returned to worldwide touring as a solo act. It is reported that this coincided with his separation from his wife, who he married later in life, as the couple continues in ongoing litigation in North Carolina.

Discography

Studio albums

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

with Public Enemy

* '' Yo! Bum Rush the Show'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1990) * '' Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black'' (1991) * '' Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age'' (1994) * '' Man Plans God Laughs'' (2015)

References

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