DJ Green Lantern
| DJ Green Lantern | |
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DJ Green Lantern in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James D'Agostino |
| Born | July 8, 1975 |
| Origin | Rochester, New York, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Disc Jockey, record producer, radio personality |
| Instruments | Sampler, keyboards, turntable |
| Associated acts | Royce da 5'9", Immortal Technique, Styles P, Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Uncle Murda, DJ Head, Nas, Crime Mob, Lil' Mo, Cashis, 50 Cent, Fort Minor, Mike Shinoda, Styles of Beyond, Celph Titled, Apathy, Holly Brook, Juelz Santana, Ghostface Killah, Emilio Rojas, Dead Prez |
| Website | djgreenlantern.tv |
James D'Agostino (born July 8, 1975), professionally known as DJ Green Lantern, is an American hip hop disc Jockey (DJ) and music producer from Rochester, New York. In 2002, D'Agostino was signed by American rapper Eminem, to become the official DJ for Shady Records, after DJ Head stepped down for undisclosed reasons.
DJ Green Lantern came to prominence in the late 90's-early 2000's with his signature brand of mixtapes..The creativity of these tapes caught the ear of many industry power players, one of which was Eminem. The first set of officially sponsored mixtapes from Eminem's Shady Records. On the series, spanning three mixtapes (later to be spun off into the Armageddon series), the DJ broke several diss records, furthering the issues between Eminem and Benzino/The Source, as well as the entire Shady camp and Ja Rule/Murder Inc.
He is also recognized as a producer, featuring on his own mixtapes several "Green Remixes," including, most notably, a remix of the Nas and Tupac Shakur collaboration, "Thugz Mansion." He also produced D-Block's "2 Guns Up", an acclaimed street single, which originated as a freestyle rap on his Hot 97 radio show, "In the Lab" (the most memorable of which has also appeared as a mixtape, "The Best of In the Lab"). "In the Lab" is formatted as a one-hour (with commercials) mix show, in which DJ Green Lantern blends a cappella and instrumental tracks from various artists, as well as breaking new and underground music (such as the Ghostface Killah and El-Producto collaboration "HideYaFace").
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