Treach

Biography

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.

Early life, family and education

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

Career

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).
In Love and a Bullet, Treach became one of the first rappers to show full-frontal nudity in a film. He also starred in the pornographic film Treach's Naturally Naughty Porno Movie.

Personal life

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 in 1996, Treach released the song "Mourn You Til I Join You" about their friendship.

Marriages

Treach was married to Sandra Denton, better known as Pepa of the hip hop group Salt-n-Pepa, from July 1999 until 2001. The couple had one daughter in 1998. Denton documented the marriage in her 2008 memoir Let's Talk About Pepa, which included allegations of abuse. In April 2017, Treach responded on Instagram, saying they were all false.
According to VH1, Treach has been with his common-law wife Cicely Evans since 2004. They have two children together. The couple starred on season 5 of Couples Therapy on VH1 in 2014. Treach and Evans married on September 8, 2019, in New Jersey.

Legal issues

Treach was arrested in Union City, New Jersey, on April 10, 2014. He allegedly passed traffic police in his Cadillac Escalade at 55 miles per hour in a 25-mile per hour zone and attempted to elude law enforcement officers after being given a signal to stop, leading them on a high-speed chase for nine blocks before stopping. He then left his vehicle and ran towards the police car; the officers drew their weapons and ordered him to return to his vehicle. Treach later complied with the officers' orders and was cited for reckless driving, speeding and driving with a suspended license. Officers also found there was a warrant for his arrest out of Essex County, New Jersey, for failing to appear at a hearing related to child support, and warrants out of Union City and Secaucus, New Jersey, for failing to appear at hearings related to motor vehicle violations. He made his first court appearance on the charge in Jersey City, New Jersey, on April 11 and spent the night in Hudson County jail in Kearny before being released after posting $15,000 bail.