<h1>Breakdown FM: NHHPC-What is Hip Hop & Where is it Going?</h1> <p> <p>Hip Hop and Politics Where is it Going?</p> <p>By Davey D</p> <p>This engaging panel discussion took place Wednesday July 19th before a packed house at the <span class="caps">NBC</span> Tower in downtown Chicago. Most of the people in the audience were members of Chi-Town&#8217;s media and journalism community.</p> <p>A variety of issues were discussed ranging from the state of Hip Hop, Its relationship to politics, the role of women in Hip Hop and many others..</p> <p>The participants of this panel are as follows:</p> <p>Please note- This is how they appear via the podcast..</p> <p>Popular <span class="caps">WVON</span> radio host Roland S Martin.</p> <p>TJ Crawford-chair of the National Hip Hop Political Convention,</p> <p>Davey D-journalist, radio host &#38; programmer</p> <p>Travis A. Jackson, associate professor of American Music at the University of Chicago</p> <p>Carl West, publisher and <span class="caps">CEO</span>, Truth magazine</p> <p>Dawn-Elissa Fischer, hip-hop anthropologist and educator-Stanford Hip Hop Archives.</p> <p>Chicago Hip Hop artists Unique and M&#8217;Rald</p> </p>