Treach facts for kids
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Treach
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Treach in 2012
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Anthony Shawn Criss
December 2, 1970 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
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Cicely Evans
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| Children | 3 |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1986–present |
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Anthony Shawn Criss (born December 2, 1970), known as Treach, is an American rapper and actor. He is famous as the lead rapper of the hip hop group Naughty by Nature.
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Treach's Early Life and Education
Anthony Shawn Criss grew up in East Orange, New Jersey. He went to high school there. During his school years, Treach became very interested in the growing hip hop music scene.
Treach's Music and Acting Career
Treach started the hip hop group Naughty by Nature in 1986. He formed the group with Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee. They all went to the same high school in East Orange, New Jersey. The group was first called New Style.
Sometimes, Treach and Vin Rock would share verses in their songs. But often, especially on their first albums, Treach was the only rapper on a song. Some of their most famous songs are "O.P.P." and "Ghetto Bastard". These songs helped Naughty by Nature become very popular.
After becoming famous for his music, Treach also started acting. He appeared in many TV shows and movies. Some of the TV shows he was in include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Person of Interest, and Blue Bloods. He also acted in movies like Juice (1992), The Meteor Man (1993), and Jason's Lyric (1994). He had a main role in the movie Love and a Bullet (2002).
Treach's Personal Life
Treach has a younger brother named Diesel. Diesel is also a rapper. He is part of the group Rottin Razkals, which is connected to Naughty by Nature.
Treach was good friends with the rapper Tupac Shakur. They worked together on Tupac's song "5 Deadly Venomz". Treach also appeared in Tupac's music videos for "So Many Tears" and "Temptations". He was also close friends with rapper Eazy-E. Treach helped make Eazy's music video for "Only If You Want It". Eazy also appeared in Naughty by Nature's "Hip Hop Hooray" video. Treach enjoys watching battle rap.
Treach's Marriages and Family
Treach was married to Sandra Denton, who is known as Pepa from the hip hop group Salt-n-Pepa. They were married from July 1999 to 2001. They have one daughter together, Egypt Jahnari Criss, who was born on September 2, 1998.
Treach married Cicely Evans on September 8, 2019, in New Jersey. They have two children together.
Treach's Music Albums
Treach has released several studio albums with Naughty by Nature.
- Independent Leaders (1989)
- Naughty by Nature (1991)
- 19 Naughty III (1993)
- Poverty's Paradise (1995)
- Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury (1999)
- IIcons (2002)
- Anthem Inc. (2011)
Treach's Film and TV Appearances
Treach has acted in many films and television shows throughout his career.
Films
- Juice (1992)
- The Meteor Man (1993)
- Jason's Lyric (1994)
- First Time Felon (1997) (TV movie)
- Boricua's Bond (2000)
- The Contract (2000) (Short film)
- Rhapsody (2000) (TV movie)
- 3 A.M. (2001)
- Face (2002)
- Empire (2002)
- Book of Love (2002)
- Baseball Wives (2002) (TV movie)
- Love and a Bullet (2002)
- Conviction (2002) (TV movie)
- El Chupacabra (2003)
- F.A.T. (2003)
- Today You Die (2005)
- The Game Is Dead (2005) (Video)
- Feast (2005)
- Park (2006)
- Connors War (2006) (Video)
- 13 Graves (2006) (TV movie)
- Playas Ball (2007)
- The Verdict (2008) (TV movie)
- Ca$h Rules (2008) (Video)
- A Day in the Life (2009)
- The Art of War III: Retribution (2009) (Video)
- Before I Self Destruct (2009) (Video)
- Zoo (2012)
- One Blood (2012)
- Atlantic Rim (2013) (Video)
- The Lost Book of Rap (2013) (Short film)
- Six 2 Six (2017)
- Equal Standard (2020)
- For NYC (2020) (Short film)
- Vanished: Searching for My Sister (2022) (TV movie)
- Lord of the Streets (2022)
Television Shows
- House of Style (1995)
- New York Undercover (1995)
- Oz (1999)
- Soul Food (2001-02)
- Third Watch (2002)
- Fastlane (2003)
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
- VH1 Goes Inside (2006)
- The Sopranos (2006)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2009)
- Person of Interest (2013)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2014)
- Come Back Kings (2015)
- The Player (2015)
- Love & Hip Hop (2016)
- The Night Of (2016)
- Blue Bloods (2017)
- Hip Hop Squares (2017)
- Growing Up Hip Hop (2019)
- The Family Business (2020-22)
- This Fool (2022)
See also
In Spanish: Treach para niños
