Babyface Ray and 42 Dugg Bring 4 The Trenches to The Fillmore
With Jorjiana setting the tone early, the Detroit duo brought a gritty, high-energy night to Silver Spring that felt built for fans who knew every word.
Babyface Ray and 42 Dugg brought their 4 The Trenches Tour to The Fillmore Silver Spring recently, and the night felt exactly like the title promised. It was raw, loud, and built around music that sounds best when the crowd is close enough to feel every bass hit. The Fillmore is one of those rooms where the energy either sits flat or turns into a full wave, and by the time the night got moving, the crowd was locked in.
Jorjiana helped set the tone early on June 12. Her set gave the room a different type of energy before the headliners came out, and it worked because she did not feel out of place on the bill. She brought confidence, movement, and the kind of presence that made people pay attention instead of just waiting around for the main acts. In a lineup built around street rap and heavy crowd reaction, she gave the night a needed spark and helped warm up the room the right way.
When Babyface Ray hit the stage, the energy shifted into something more controlled and focused. Ray’s strength is that he does not have to force anything. His delivery is calm but still commanding, and that contrast works well in a venue like The Fillmore. He performs with the same laid-back confidence that comes through in his records, but live it feels heavier because the crowd fills in the intensity around him. The fans were not just standing there listening. They were rapping along, catching lines, and reacting to the pockets in his flow.
Ray’s set felt like a reminder of why his music connects. He does not need to overperform to hold attention. He lets the records breathe, lets the beat carry the mood, and lets the crowd prove they know the catalog. Songs like “Paperwork Party,” “Ron Artest,” “Sincerely Face,” and “If You Know You Know” are the type of records that hit differently in a packed room because they do not rely on one big hook to land. They build off feel, confidence, and repetition, and the crowd responded to that.
Watch the official music video for “If You Know You Know” by Babyface Ray featuring Moneybagg Yo on YouTube:
Then 42 Dugg brought the energy up another level. Where Ray is cool and controlled, Dugg is more explosive. His voice cuts through a room immediately, and at The Fillmore, that made the set feel urgent from the jump. He performs like he wants the whole room moving at once, and the crowd matched him. The second the bigger records started coming in, the floor got louder and more active.
Dugg’s biggest moments were the ones that felt impossible not to react to. Records like “We Paid,” “4 Da Gang,” “Maybach,” and “Free Merey” carry that instant recognition, and the crowd treated them like release points. People had phones up, but it did not feel like they were just recording to say they were there. They were still rapping, jumping, and yelling through the songs, which is the difference between a crowd watching a show and a crowd actually participating in one.
Watch the official music video for “Free Merey” by 42 Dugg on YouTube:
The chemistry between Babyface Ray and 42 Dugg also made the night work. They represent different types of Detroit energy, but together it makes sense. Ray brings the smooth pressure, Dugg brings the punch, and that balance kept the show from feeling one-note. The 4 The Trenches Tour title fits because the music does not feel polished just for the sake of being polished. It feels direct. It feels like it was made for people who understand where the records come from and why they hit the way they do.
What stood out most was how engaged the room stayed. This was not a show where people only woke up for one or two singles. The crowd knew the deeper cuts, the features, and the street records just as much as the bigger songs. That always says a lot about the audience. The Fillmore crowd was not casual. They came ready.
By the end of the night, the show felt like a win because it did not overcomplicate anything. Jorjiana warmed the room up, Babyface Ray brought the cool confidence, and 42 Dugg brought the pressure. Together, the 4 The Trenches Tour stop in Silver Spring delivered exactly what people came for: heavy records, strong crowd energy, and a night that felt made for fans who wanted to rap every word back.
Setlist:
Jorjiana
“ILBB2”
“Turn You Up”
“Bad Gal”
Babyface Ray
“Paperwork Party”
“Ron Artest”
“Sincerely Face”
“If You Know You Know”
“Gallery Dept”
“Me, Wife & Kids”
“Donda Bag”
“Waves on Every Chain”
42 Dugg
“We Paid”
“4 Da Gang”
“Maybach”
“Free Merey”
“Not a Rapper”
“IDGAF”
“Grace”
Here are some photos of Babyface Ray, 42 Dugg, and opener Jorjiana performing live at The Fillmore Silver Spring on June 12, 2026. All pictures copyright and courtesy of Olusola Fakinlede.
