Hip Hop pioneer Spyder D—mostly known for the 1982 hit "Smerphie's Dance"— has been hospitalized. According to a statement obtained by Rock The Bells, the 62-year-old has been under medical care for nearly two months.
“Spyder D recently faced a challenge with his health when he suffered a stroke with a bleed to the brain, followed by a bacterial brain infection, which led to infecting his blood stream,” the statement reads. “He is suffering challenges as a result of it all.”
Former collaborator Sparky D, who has two children with Spyder D, told the outlet: "He was my producer, but he was my friend first,” she says. “As a man, he’s the greatest father ever. Spyder D was the first one to ever get any artist at any basketball game. If it wasn’t for Spyder D, nobody would be performing at any sports arena.
"He was the first one who ever got an artist a commercial and that was 1985 when I did a radio commercial with Mountain Dew, an endorsement. it ran for three years straight. He’s never reached out to anybody for anything even when he was hungry. Always remember ‘God got your back like a jacket.’ Those are the words of Spyder D. I’m trusting in God. He’s a miracle worker.”
Spyder D's family has launched a GoFundMe to help with mounting medical bills. Find it here.
