Hiydrus born George Quincy Cundiff III in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At the age of 5 he started playing the drums, but shortly thereafter with the separation of his parents he no longer perused music. Growing up, he was influenced by many different musicians within his family and professional artists. His musical influences would help mold him later in life when he would reconnect again with a passion he had stepped away from. After graduating high school Hiydrus enlisted into the military and after being Honorably Discharged he still did not see his potential to reconnect with music other than listening to it. It wasn’t until 2012 when he found out his true calling. After work he sat down and tried writing a poem this ignited a fire within him to pursue a once lost childhood dream. Hiydrus got his name from wanting to be truly unique. Using the name from a constellation named Hydrus and what it represents the name Hiydrus was born.