Washington Watch is a television news program hosted by Roland Martin on TV One. The series began airing in 2009 and in 2011, it was nominated for an Image Award for "Outstanding News, Talk, or Information Series."
The first official and licensed program about Persian rap, with Ali Zia performing and Mohammad Reza Shayeh as the first guest. This event caused widespread reactions on social media due to the history of sensitivities towards rap and its historical distance from official media.