Dougie On The Beat

Douglas Kieshawn Sheref Whitehead (born September 7, 1996), known professionally as Dougie or Dougie On The Beat, is a music producer born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Signed to Meek Mill’s Dream Chasers imprint, Dougie has produced some of Meek’s biggest singles to date, including, “1942 Flows,” “Issues,” and “Save Me," which all appear on his 2017 album Wins & Losses.[1]

Dougie on the Beat
Dougie On The Beat
Background information
Birth name	Douglas Kieshawn Sheref Whitehead
Also known as	Dougie
Born	September 7, 1996
Occupation(s)	Record producer
Labels	Dream Chasers Records
Associated acts	Meek Mill, G Herbo, Rick Ross, Lil Durk, Fivio Foreign, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
Website	https://www.dougieotb.com/

Early Life

Dougie began his musical career by rapping. He grew up in a large family, and recalls his dad playing and listening to a lot of Nas and Jay-Z.

As he developed his own tastes, Dougie began listening to a range of artists including Nas, Jay-Z, Scarface, Biggie, Tupac, and KRS-One.[2]

In his teenage years, Dougie was exposed to his uncle’s program called Music Development For The Youth where he learned the creative process behind making a song and how studio equipment works. It was then that Dougie claims he fell in love with producing and proceeded to make his first-ever beat.[3]

Career

Douglas Whitehead a.k.a Dougie On The Beat

After sending Meek Mill and his engineer beats for a year, Dougie finally met with Meek and the two released a series of popular singles resulting in Dougie's first and second placement.[3]

Dougie prides himself in having a versatile sound that defies categorization. He told Philadelphia Weekly in 2017, “I don’t really try to sound like other people. I just do what I do.”[4]

Dougie in the studio with Meek Mill

Dougie's first RIAA placement was Meek Mill's “1942 Flows,” which was certified Platinum. Meek Mill's “Issues,” was certified Gold as well.[5] The placements were unknown by Dougie until a fan pointed out the success of the singles on social media, according to Dougie.[3]

Other chart placements include “Feelings” off G Herbo’s recent album PTSD and “Florida Boy” by Rick Ross, Kodak Black, and T-Pain.[6]

In 2018, Dougie signed a deal with Meek Mill's Dream Chasers Records.[6]

Dougie currently has forthcoming collaborations with Dave East, Trey Songz, and Giggs among others.[3]

Production Discography

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		US	USRap	CAN	UK
"Life Changes" (Quilly featuring Chic Raw)[7]	2014	—	—	—	—		Quilly
"Country Boys" (Quilly)[8]		—	—	—	—
"93 Flow" (Quilly)[9]		—	—	—	—
"Talk Heavy" (Quilly)[10]		—	—	—	—		Talk Heavy
"Bang Bang!" (Kle Shay)[11]		—	—	—	—		This Is A CD Too
"I Hope You Feel Me" (Kur)[12]		—	—	—	—		I Hope You Feel Me
"Everything I Wasn't" (Kur)[13]		—	—	—	—		Everything I Wasn't
"When I Lost It" (Kur)[14]		—	—	—	—		When I Lost It
"Way Up Top" (Quilly featuring VodKa and Every Ave)[15]	2015	—	—	—	—		Quilly 3
"Doggie Dog" (Kur)[16]		—	—	—	—		How It Never Was
"Young Bull" (Kur)[17]		—	—	—	—		Young Bull
"Gold" (Kur)[18]	2016	—	—	—	—		Gold
"When Ghost Lost It" (Styles P)[19]		—	—	—	—		When Ghost Lost It
"Fallen" (Kur and Dave East)[20]		—	—	—	—		Born Broke, Die Rich
"Fallen Remix" (Phranchize featuring Uncle Kev)[21]		—	—	—	—		Fallen Remix
"Play By the Rules" (Omelly featuring YFN Lucci)[22]		—	—	—	—		On My Time II
"Fire in the Booth (Part Two)" (Nines)[23]	2017	—	—	—	—		Freestyles & "Hors-Albums" Singles
"UPN" (Kur featuring Eline the MC)[24]		—	—	—	—		180
"Save Me" (Meek Mill)[25]		—	—	—	—		Wins & Losses
"Issues" (Meek Mill)[26]		77	23	—	—	RIAA: Gold[27]
"1942 Flows" (Meek Mill)[28]		83	25	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[29]
"Save Me" (Nun featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)[30]		—	—	—	—		Save Me
"Hood Logistic$" (GHO$TMAMBA)[31]		—	—	—	—		THE YOUNG BLACK $CHOLAR TAPE
"Bring Me Down" (OTF Ikey featuring Hypno Carlito and Booka600)[32]	2018	—	—	—	—		Bring Me Down
"Florida Boy" (Rick Ross featuring T-Pain and Kodak Black)[33]		—	—	—	—		Florida Boy
"Checkmate 2" (Neef Buck)[34]		—	—	—	—		Forever Do Me 9
"Hood Legends" (G Herbo)[35]		—	—	—	—		Hood Legends
"Gotta Play the Game" (Jim Jones featuring YFN Lucci)[36]		—	—	—	—		Wasted Talent
"Head Off" (Jim Jones featuring Lil Durk)[37]		—	—	—	—
"Hardbody" (Lil Nizzy featuring Don Q)[38]		—	—	—	—		The Chemist
"How We Living" (Only the Family featuring Lil Durk and OTF Ikey)[39]		—	—	—	—		Lil Durk Presents: Only the Family Involved: Vol. 1
"Can't Call It" (Kur)[40]		—	—	—	—		Smked Out
"Who Got the Shot" (Omelly)[41]		—	—	—	—		Had to Hustle
"Baguette Bandz" (Only the Family)[42]		—	—	—	—		Lil Durk Presents: Only the Family Involved: Vol. 2
"Song Cry" (G Herbo)[43]	2019	—	—	—	—		Song Cry
"Lonely" (Booka600)[44]		—	—	—	—		Word to LA
"Excuses" (Kash Doll)[45]		—	—	—	—		Stacked
"Feelings" (G Herbo)[46]	2020	—	—	—	—		PTSD

References

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2. "Dougie On The Beat Talks Chynna, Working With Meek Mill And More". Maven. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
3. https://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX- (2020-04-04). "Meek Mill Producer Dougie On The Beat Talks New Dave East Music & Getting Two Certifications In One Day". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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