Tim Chantarangsu (born March 6, 1986),[2] formerly known as Timothy DeLaGhetto (and previously Traphik), is an American internet and television personality and rapper. He is best known from the improv comedy show Wild 'N Out where he was a cast member from 2013 to 2018 and 2020 to 2021.
Chantarangsu is also known as the co-host of the food-based web shows Basic to Bougie,Deliciousness on MTV,[3] and Send Foodz on Thrillist. His career started on YouTube where he uploaded comedic videos and original music.
In 2011, Chantarangsu was fired from his job at a California Pizza Kitchen in Long Beach for tweeting that their new uniforms were "lame".[5][9] As a child, he developed a business plan modeled after Will Smith, which he called the "Fresh Prince Format"; the plan outlined three career objectives: get a record deal, a television show, and a movie deal.[6]
Chantarangsu's main YouTube channel had over 4.2 million subscribers and over 895 million video views as of March 31, 2024[update].[11] It features original skits, parodies, rants, and a series called Dear DeLaGhetto.[12]
As of March 31, 2024[update], Chantarangsu had produced over 1,100 vlogs, and has garnered approximately 1.26 million subscribers and over 235 million video views on his vlog channel.[13] The channel consists of collaborations with other musical artists, songs from his albums and mixtapes, and a series called Weekly 16's.[14] In 2017, he retired his rap alias "Traphik".
His style channel, also known as The Bakery, has over 234,000 subscribers and over 16 million video views. The channel is composed of his fit-of-the-day videos, clothing collections and style videos and interviews with fellow sneaker fans called "Kickin' It".[15] One of his newest video ventures includes an animated web series named Powerhouse in which he plays himself.[16]
In 2014, Chantarangsu's YouTube Channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #64.[17]
Chantarangsu began regularly uploading his dating and relationship podcast, No Chaser, onto his main YouTube channel and other podcasting platforms in February 2019. His regular co-hosts include 97.7 KWIN host Nikki Blades and YouTuber Ricky Shucks.[18]
He co-hosts the food show Send Foodz with fellow YouTuber David So. The show was picked up by Thrillist shortly after its initial debut on Chantarangsu's channel and airs every other Thursday.[19]
In April 2020, Chantarangsu announced that he was retiring the "Timothy DeLaGhetto" moniker and would begin using his birth name professionally.[10]
