Treach

Growing up in North Jersey in the eighties was pretty tough for Treach. Raised by a single mother and only meeting his father at the age of 12—before seeing him again on Couples Therapy 30 years later—he says he reached a point in his life where he was defiant and then kicked out of his home. That’s when the rapper reveals his start as a drug dealer between 16-17. In this sit-down with DJ Vlad, Treach talks about how just a regular conversation and insight from an elderly man on his block helped him and his crew avoid confrontation with police and the difference with Newark to versus when he was growing up.

Treach (of Naughty By Nature) discusses the state of the community in New Jersey, who’s not welcome in NJ and more.

Naughty by Nature’s Treach talks to NewsOne about the recent protests in Baltimore after Freddie Gray’s death, saying the truce between the Bloods and the Crips helped ease the unrest in the city, not Baltimore City officials

Treach of Naughty By Nature recently sat down with VladTV, and one topic that came up was him receiving praise from global music icon, Michael Jackson. Sitting on the couch, Treach reminisced about how sampling the King of Pop’s vocals in “O.P.P.” led to him receiving legendary praise from the singer. The New Jersey native explains that Heavy D, who has a verse on MJ’s track “Jam,” invited the group out to the set of the music video while it was being filmed in Chicago. Treach then revealed what Michael had to say, ‘I just love that song. I just love what y’all did.’ An incredulous Treach added, “to hear this from Michael Jackson, this is like a dream, are you kidding me. Michael Jackson knows my record. And it’s a sample of him on it and he co-signs, you can’t beat that, yo!” The clip finished with a little humor about Michael Jackson’s famous pet monkey. Treach joked, “Bubbles was dressed better than me. His car — Bubbles had his own ride, chauffeur, his Mr. Bentley. Bubbles was getting it in, very active.” Check out the full clip; it is classic.

Treach of Naughty by Nature sat down with VladTV and discussed the breakup of the legendary crew, saying that him and Vin Rock needed a break from each other, but that Naughty by Nature as a brand still exists and will still do shows performing their classic material. However, Naughty Nation is just him and DJ Kay Gee, without Vin Roc, who create and perform new material. The Naughty by Nature frontman reveals that Vin Rock was originally a part of the group as a beat boxer, and when that aspect of Hip-Hop began to become less popular, he was kept in the group out of loyalty and was often given writing credits he didn’t necessarily earn. Hear Treach break it all down above.

Treach speaks about: – FREESTYLE (0:00) – His working experience with Michael Jackson (0:50) – The type of student he was at school (1:31) – Jobs he had as a teenager growing up (1:58) – His 1st big paycheck (2:48) – The key to success (3:24) – His passion for literature & favorite books (4:31) – What he would call his book, if we were to write one (5:14) – What he thinks he were in a previous lifetime (5:28) – His favorite cartoon character (5:45) – His favorite videogame (6:12) – Being praised by EMINEM & wanting to work with him (6:29) – Working with EAZY-E (8:22) – Working with AALIYAH (8:54) – Working with BIG PUN (9:36) – His upcoming projects (10:08) – His upcoming movie roles (10:38) – His last meal of choice (11:09) – What he has in his pockets (11:35) – His message to the youth (12:01)