Not only is Dougie F a leader to his STRAGG Records (Self-Trained, Respected, Assertive, Global Grinder) imprint, he’s been able to maintain his independence through various successful phases of his career. Weather it’s his long standing affiliation with Cactus Jack, touring with Travis Scott from his Rodeo days, to his own Billboard Top 40 charting single ‘On Purpose’ featuring Mr. Worldwide, Pitbull, to initially breaking out with historically one of the biggest Jersey club records of all-time ‘Back Up On It’ co-signed by Diplo, and his ‘Homegirl’ slow-jam single & tour with KYLE, Dougie is a shining example of the necessary hustle behind remaining culturally relevant while remaining in charge. An especially important conversation in today’s climate. From the no-net hoops and empty pool scenes at ​108 Projects ​in Orange, NJ a young Dougie grew up listening to Kanye West, Drake and J.Cole to hone his freestyle craft as his escape from the otherwise likely possibilities and harsh realities of a project-life upbringing. In college, Dougie F’s self-determination and hyper-focus led to finessing an opportunity to open for ​Rick Ross ​and ​Jadakiss performing tracks he made in the wee hours of the night with his then roommate/producer, the overwhelming crowd reaction inspired him to drop out of school and launch his music career. The rest is now history, but Dougie is still ​straggin…​ and returns with a new EP ​“Without A Smile.” ​The project describes the surroundings of his childhood & mentality needed to rise out of the projects. With production from Marzi, WondaGurl, & Mike Zombie, featuring the lead single ‘Training Day,’ Dougie F provides these six fall anthems for the streets :):