Treach

About

Anthony Shawn Criss (born December 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Treach, is an American rapper and actor. He is best known as the lead rapper of the hip hop group Naughty by Nature.

Criss was born on December 2, 1970, in East Orange, New Jersey. Criss attended East Orange Campus High School

Treach formed the hip hop group Naughty by Nature (originally named New Style) with high school friends Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee in 1986.
After rising to fame for his music, Treach began acting in guest roles on television series and movies. Some of the TV series include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Person of Interest, Blue Bloods. Some of his movies include Juice (1992), The Meteor Man (1993), Jason’s Lyric (1994), and a starring role in Love and a Bullet (2002).

Treach is the older brother of Diesel, who is also a rapper and who is a member of the Rottin Razkals, a group closely affiliated with Naughty by Nature.
Treach had a close friendship with rapper Tupac Shakur. They collaborated on Shakur’s song “5 Deadly Venomz” and Treach appeared in his music videos for “So Many Tears” and “Temptations. After 2Pac died…