Hip Hop and Politics Where is it Going? By Davey D This engaging panel discussion took place Wednesday July 19th before a packed house at the NBC Tower in downtown Chicago. Most of the people in the audience were members of Chi-Town’s media and journalism community. 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.. The participants of this panel are as follows: Please note- This is how they appear via the podcast.. Popular WVON radio host Roland S Martin. TJ Crawford-chair of the National Hip Hop Political Convention, Davey D-journalist, radio host & programmer Travis A. Jackson, associate professor of American Music at the University of Chicago Carl West, publisher and CEO, Truth magazine Dawn-Elissa Fischer, hip-hop anthropologist and educator-Stanford Hip Hop Archives. Chicago Hip Hop artists Unique and M’Rald Less