Chaz Kangas

On-Air for @TheCurrent, writer @latimes & @bringmethenews, SPEAK MPLS broadcast manager, MC, Childish Gambino's 'My Hoodie,' Fmr: @NYTimes @Complex He/Him

[Chaz Kangas @Chazraps]

TONIGHT, 1,552 days later it happened!

On @AEWDark, the great @AngelicoAAA entered to his brand new theme by @MikeyRukus featuring @ANTwontstop and myself!

Thank you Mr. Rukus for the opportunity, vision and execution! Thank you Angelico for the inspiration! @AEWmusic @AEW

[Chaz Kangas @Chazraps]

Going to retweet this when a professional wrestler/superstar enters the ring to one of my songs.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.

[JJ Williams @JJWilliamsWON]

After t.v. Jon Moxley shared one of his favorite things ever said about The DeathRiders was from the promo in Mox's own basement sauna where they thought it would be funny for a miserable sweaty PAC to be and then he said;

"We are professional who give a shit!"

[Chaz Kangas @Chazraps]

@MissKatefabe "I want him to be the 6th most gassed person in this match!"

[Sarah @sarah_in_ny]

Mine was in my industry at the time, reporting would have killed my career.

[RUKUS @MikeyRukus]

Twitter banter is Twitter banter.

Real life is Real life.

Here’s my real life message to all of you:

Love and blessings to everyone. Hold the people close to you even closer.

~Rukus
🙏🏽❤️

[anna @annacdmc]

this promo turning out to be an eulogy to someone who was alive next to him when it was recorded… life is insane, unfair and unbelievable

[Chris Hero (Is Back) @ChrisHero]

Just an FYI:

PAC is pronounced PACK, not pock. It’s from a nickname his Dad gave him when he was just a boy. Six Pack Ben Satterley

I get it- 2Pac, X-Pac. People have been saying it that way for years. That’s fine. Some will continue to say ‘Pock’ & that’s fine too!

[Chaz Kangas @Chazraps]

@IVPvideos It's always people with the absolute worst music taste bigging up AI music.

[DAK DRAPER @MileHighMagnum]

PAC and I started in early NXT at the same time and he was mindblowing from the start.
In the basics class, every headlock was the best headlock you’d ever seen. Everything he did set such an example for us inexperienced guys.
But more importantly he took the time to encourage

[BASTARD @BASTARDPAC]

Throw your heart out in front of you and run ahead to catch it.

[Royce Isaacs • ロイスアイザックス @RoyceIsaacs]

Had a dream The Green Giant was a pro wrestler and his catch phrase was "Peased to meet you"

[DONOVAN DIJAK @DijakFYE]

There is a growing trend lately among some segments of the pro wrestling fanbase where people are showing an abhorrent and complete lack of empathy for professional wrestlers getting legitimately injured. I understand this is a grey area because on the one hand we are literally always presenting you with the story of “hey watch this jerk get hurt because it’s what they deserve”. I also understand that this is often further compounded by the fact that we also often present the story of “they are actually hurt…just kidding they are a faking jerk.”
That being said, try to err on the side of caution when appropriate. That’s a real human being with real emotions trying to process the extent of their injury in real time and how it will impact the people in their lives who rely on them physically and/or financially. Or for another common example, there is a real person in that viral clip that you jokingly commented on, and they might now have to deal with the potential lifelong ramifications of a serious head/neck/body injury.
Do we sign up for this? Yes. Do we understand the risks? Yes. Are some of us financially compensated handsomely for this risk? Some, yes, but not most. None of this changes the fact that anyone who has ever stepped foot in a pro wrestling ring did that with the intent of entertaining you, the people, the fans, and if something legitimately negative happens to us on our journey toward achieving that goal, we don’t want to be mocked or ridiculed for trying our best to bring you joy. This includes another common circumstance in the pro wrestling world, and that’s wrestlers getting fired/released/un-renewed.
Do some wrestlers say or do controversial/polarizing things? Yep. Are some just genuinely bad people who do genuinely bad things? Unfortunately yes. Try your best as an observer to critically identify when this is factually and definitively the case, and then directly address that action or statement as opposed to abstractly determining that the wrestler “got what they deserved” which doesn’t facilitate any meaningful change or influence, it just adds on more negativity.
Long story short, enjoy, have fun, have an opinion, voice your opinion, but don’t be a dick.

[Chaz Kangas @Chazraps]

@DLWQueenCity @phosphor_glow SNL

[Chaz Kangas @Chazraps]

@MegaRan I think his second verse on "Criminal" was his peak in terms of being incredible on a technical level without it being for technical-sake. The smoothness he transitions between so many different flows is absolute virtuoso of the craft level. I think it's his strongest verse.

[Alexia Nicole @ItsAlexiaNicole]

STOP. USING. AI. FOR. POSTERS. AND. MATCH. GRAPHICS.

It's cheap, it's lazy, and it makes no sense to AI a wrestler's promo pic that is readily available 😤

[Chaz Kangas @Chazraps]

@ShaneHelmsCom Did you have a hand in writing this one too?

[Chaz Kangas @Chazraps]

@RoyceIsaacs My biggest issue with it is that it seems to ranked in order of series' peaks rather than overall full series consistency.

Some of those had such huge fall-offs (starting with 'Game of Thrones') it really begs the question why they're above waaaaaay more consistent shows.

[RUKUS @MikeyRukus]

7 years with AEW

Hundreds of themes for AEW/ROH not to mention the indie tracks I do to help younger workeers.

0% AI

Fuck off

[Chaz Kangas @Chazraps]

@IVPvideos He's sarcastically trolling. It takes a turn at the end.

[Chaz Kangas @Chazraps]

This is what the first month after the COVID Pandemic lockdowns was like in April 2020. A thread, a time capsule.

[Chaz Kangas @Chazraps]

Social isolating solo is really hard. First week was the worst, then things progressively got better for a bit, but tonight at about 9:30 I went for my first walk in a month and, while a nice night to get some fresh air, the deserted streets really hit me how long I've been alone