A panel discussion on the intersection of Hip Hop and Politics took place at the Hip Hop 4 Change conference March 10th 2012 at San Jose State.. The discussion ranged from grassroots organizing, to whether or not voting makes a difference, building a movement to holding elected officials accountable.. There was also an indepth analysis of race... The panel included Boots Riley of the Coup and Occupy Oakland, Shamako Noble of Hip Hop Congress, Ohio based political organizer Angela Woodson and author/ scholar Adam Mansbach ... Author Bakari Kitwana of Rap Sessions was the moderator