HOUSTON – Rappers Paul Wall and Baby Bash were back in a Houston courtroom Friday in connection with drug charges stemming from their arrests last month.
Wall, whose real name is Paul Michael Slayton, 35, and Bash, whose real name is Ronald Ray Bryant, 47, were arrested with eight other people during a raid on Dec. 23, Houston police said.
RELATED: Houston rapper Paul Wall arrested on drug charge
Wall and Bash were both charged with manufacturing and delivering a controlled substance between 4 and 400 grams. According to court documents, the substance was tetrahydrocannabinol, more commonly known as THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.
Bash said the arrests happened during a “gathering of the cannabis community.” He also referred to the gathering as a “smokeout.”
Bash waved to the cameras on Friday as he walked into the courtroom and Wall nodded. Wall was later seen smiling with a diamond-and-gold grill over his teeth.
The judge scheduled the pair’s next hearing for March.
If convicted, the group could face up to life in prison.