DJ Green Lantern also known as The Evil Genius, is an American DJ an hip hop musician. Green Lantern was born in Rochester, New York and he is of Italian and African American descent." In 2002, Green Lantern was signed by Eminem to become the official DJ for Shady Records after DJ Head stepped down for undisclosed reasons. Green Lantern left the label in 2005 due to a dispute with Shady Records rapper 50 Cent.