Duane "Spyder" Hughes, born in Peoria, Illinois, and moved to Hollis, New York, at the age of four, where he earned the nickname "Spyder" on the basketball playgrounds of Queens.

His skinny legs and arms, and his penchant for copying the spin move of his basketball idol, New York Knick Hall Of Famer Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, reminded spectators of a spider. Spyder weaved his way through and around opposing guards to score from all angles of the court.

"Had they had the three point line in my senior year, I would have averaged way more than the 19 points per game I finished with", recalls Spyder.

He finished his senior year at Richmond Hill H.S., as the captain of the team that missed the playoffs on the last game of the season versus August Martin H.S.. Spyder scored his 19 point average, and dished out ten assists, but the Lions lost in the closing seconds when key missed free throws by one of the other seniors on the team doomed their playoff hopes. "I was devastated by that loss. The playoffs meant big time scouts, and I wanted to be on the big stage at St. Johns University for the Queens H.S. playoffs", laments Spyder.

Despite missing the playoffs, Spyder still earned Honorable Mention and All-Queens honors, and took his skills to the Eastern Michigan University campus, where his knees, damaged from all of the years on the playgrounds, finally gave in. He was told to stop playing all together by the football team doctors. That led him to a deep depression that he was only brought out of by his other passion.

MUSIC!

Thus, Spydo Music was born.

Spydo Music was originally formed  as an all encompassed entertainment company. It is now a totally different era from whence the company was originally founded, and keeping with this new era, Spyder (whose artist name is Spyder D), is announcing the relaunching of his Newtroit Record label that was spawned on the campus of Eastern Michigan University after realizing his basketball career was over.

Newtroit Records made Spyder D the first rap artist to start his own label, in 1979, at the tender age of nineteen. Now, under the unmbrella of Spydo Music, Inc., the label will bring back memories of Berry Gordy's Motown, as it will sign, develop and release it's own stable of self contained artists. Stay tuned...coming real soon...the debut of Dorris Dae, a break beats sampler from world reknowned DJ Divine, The Detroit stable of North End Records featuring Doughnut, Ruff (the grandson of Motown legend David Ruffin), Universal, Storm Dog, Baby Yo, Half Life, from New York, DJ K-Wiz and his productions on Broadway and Grand Finale, from Dallas the Banguz Entertainment Click, and the neo-soul sounds of Jaz Jordan, and the Gospel Harmonies of Kieth Holland and Friends, with Holy Hip-Hop rapper K-Day. All from Spydo Music...Online and on target!

Never forget where you came from and be proud of where you're going... Also look out for great things from "Brooklin Stone" an up and coming screenplay writer for that urban, krunk flava...Ya Heard?

The incomparable Richard Pryor, seen here with Spyder's Dad (backstage at an early 1970's performance), was also a Peoria native, and grew up with Spyder's Mom and Dad.

"He was the realest entertainer of all time. He made us laugh at his pain, and made us all forget about our troubles through laughter", exclaimed Spyder about his entertainer idol. "I was deeply disturbed by his passing, until I put on his Bicentennial Nigger album. I was on the floor laughing. That's Richard though. I know he's in heaven crackin' everybody up".

Newsflash:Chrissy Wallace made her NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut Saturday March 29th, 2008, in the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway, following in her father’s footsteps. Mike Wallace, Chrissy’s father who drives the GEICO Camry for Germain Racing, made his NASCAR career debut at Martinsville in 1990. Chrissy Wallace started 35th and finished 18th, on the lead lap, after running as high as 11th during the 250-lap event. “I wanted a top-20 finish for the GEICO/Mobil Delvac Tundra and I got it,” said Wallace. Said Spyder D,

"I am elated to announce the signing of Chrissy Wallace, Daughter of NASCAR star Mike Wallace, (whose brothers are racing legend and ESPN Racing analyst Rusty Wallace, and younger brother Kenny Wallace, who is a former NASCAR Rookie of The Year), to a deal where she will have her own racing jacket and other related merchandise.