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With the popularity surge of online communication and texting, rap legend, Duane, Spyder D, Hughes speaks on it in his latest single “Who You Follow (My Twitter Baby)."

“These days people are barely having phone conversations. Relationships are blooming through Twitter, texting, Facebook and others. I think its fun and we don’t have to talk anymore, Hughes says laughing, “as long as long as it’s within a certain amount of characters of course.”

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About Spyder D

“Spyder D" (Duane Hughes) is a classic "old school" rapper and producer from New York City who combined elements of jazz and funk in his live instrumental backing tracks. "Big Apple Rappin" was perhaps his most famous 12" released on his own Newtroit Records in 1980, becoming the first rapper to do so. The bass player, Billy Wilson, and now president of the Motown Alumni Association, along with Spyder is starting the Newtroit label again with this release. Another notable release was "I Can't Wait (To Rock the Mike)" released in 1986 as single—a version of the Nu Shooz hit "I Can't Wait". Other Spyder D releases include "Buckwheat's Rap" (Profile, 1985), and the house party hit "Smerphie's Dance", now an often-sampled cult classic. Spyder D's brand of music was characterized by a laid back attitude, humor, and skills on the microphone. During several stints in the 80s and 90s, Spyder worked for Power Play Studios in Queens which was the focal point of Hip-Hop recording. He engineered and mentored to several up and coming acts including the then eighteen year old Teddy Riley, Salt -N- Peppa producer Herbie Azor and a pre teen Peter Gunz. Through the urgings and tutelage of legendary disco era producer Patrick Adams, Spyder began a dual role as both engineer and manager for the renowned studio. He brought back in to the studio such luminary clients such as DJ Run of Run-DMC, producer Larry Smith (Whodini, Run-DMC Grandmaster Flash), BDP’s KRS One, Herbie Azor and Salt & Peppa along with superstar producers like P Diddy and Hit Squad producer Ron (Amen Ra) Lawrence.