Comments on: "She's a rap artist—and she's pretty fucking dope."

"She's a rap artist—and she's pretty fucking dope."

zarq — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:57:59 -0800

Meet Wheelchair Sports Camp, a "psuedo-hip-hop trio from Denver fronted by Kalyn Heffernan, a 56-pound wheelchair-bound badass emcee with CRIP LIFE tattooed on her stomach," who sometimes cover "My Vagina Ain't Handicapped."

Single page version of the main article. (It doesn't include the photos.) 10 songs from their "We Smell Funk" album can be heard on MySpace. 7 tracks from their album "Mixed Tapes" can be played on their Bandcamp site. Additional links: * Spin Magazine profile (by the same author as the Village Voice profile): Wheelchair-Assisted MC: 3 Feet High & Rising * SXSW Promo Video and Travelogue: 1, 2 (March 2011) * Interview from November 2010: Kalyn Heffernan of Wheelchair Sports Camp on rockin' the mike and making people think twice (The Westword is a sister paper to the Voice, whose profile they also wrote about.) Videos (all youtube): * YouTube Channel * At NYU, October 2010. * At the No Barriers Summit 2011 in Winter Park, Colorado, July 2011. * Short interview at No Barriers

By: snofoam

snofoam — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:04:55 -0800

This post seems to have some commenting kryptonite. Here's what I think is the original Vagina Ain't Handicapped.

By: 2bucksplus

2bucksplus — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:29:21 -0800

(Also, good for her. She's out there doing creative things living life.)

By: schyler523

schyler523 — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:51:49 -0800

Awesome. Thank you.

By: zarq

zarq — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:11:06 -0800

The Single Page link opens a print dialogue on desktop computers. I normally put a warning in, but only just realized. Apologies, folks.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:01:44 -0800

[Leave the gross YouTube comments on YouTube please? Thank you.]

By: snofoam

snofoam — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:30:37 -0800

Of course, the Helen Vendler of hip-hop critics would probably object to having this anthologized, especially at the expense of including seminal Public Enemy tracks.

By: spinifex23

spinifex23 — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:29:54 -0800

I love this so fucking much. Thank you for posting this.

By: cashman

cashman — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:19:27 -0800

Good for her! She threw in the "get up get out" reference so I had to comment. She doesn't have much rhythm but I give her credit for putting herself out there and getting on stage. She's not fucking dope at all, but she could get there if she keeps at it. Her lyrics are too unfocused and the beats are holding up most of the track. Cold Steel is probably her best of the stuff I listened to. She can definitely flow (at least on this track), which is something that a lot of people have a problem understanding.

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:56:07 -0800

She can definitely flow I didn't wanna go there in the context of a rhyme about the extent to which a vagina may or may not be handicapped. Great post though.