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The Evening News Lyrics
Welcome to the evening news
I thank you all for tuning in
Yes, I'm your host and your journalist
Here Chamillionaire, so let the news begin
Our helicopters out in the streets
Look at the screen and let's zoom it in
Cause Cashis is live at the scene
Hey Cashis, how are you my friend?
Got no time for no interviews
(Got, got no time for no interviews)
No time to trip we don't get confused
Cause this type of news opinion and views
Got no time for no interviews
(Got, got no time for no interviews)
You know I keep my ear to the streets
So it's up to me to bring you the truth
I saw a movie where George Bush
Had a bearded man on his squad
So much power from oil money
That poor folks can't sit by him
No problem, Osama Bin Laden been hidin'
So long that them pictures all
Starting to look like him on them milk cartons
Don Imus made comments that
Made everybody forget about him
That's him, Anna Nicole got pregnant
And had kids by him
Rest in peace Virgina Tech
Too many innocent kids dyin'
Well, let's just blame hip-hop
And act like that's the big problem
I would give you news about Katrina
But you know I can't talk about Katrina (Why?)
'Cause every time I talk about Katrina
They look at me like it's a misdemeanor
Anyways, there's way more
Important stuff that we can discuss
George Bush is playing golf
Everybody hush, he's about to putt
Gas prices raise as the money keeps burning
Dropout rate rising, so what are they learning?
Send in the troops in the war
So I turn in to today's evening news
As the world keeps turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
As the world keeps turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
As the world keeps on turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
This is your evening news
I know you take offense to certain words
I've heard worse, but I wouldn't blame ya
They say he's an entertainer
Don't worry about it, never mind Kramer
The Crocodile Hunter got stung
And the lion turned on the lion tamer
We keep sending troops to Iraq
I figured that we must like danger
Little kids don't learn in school
They go to school to go spray a gun
If you a parent, then be a parent
Get off the couch and go raise your son
Kobe just broke another record
Today's game he hit 81
Now they saying he's number 1
But yesterday they all hated him
O.J. was named innocent
He got no sentence, he's still alive
It's very ironic that the lawyer
That defended him had to die
Well, now my cue card says
The price of gas isn't really high
But I'm not going to read that
Cause we all know that that's a lie
Gas prices raise as the money keeps burning
Dropout rate rising, so what are they learning?
Send in the troops in the war
So I turn in to today's evening news
As the world keeps turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
As the world keeps turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
As the world keeps on turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
This is your evening news
We still haven't found Pac's killer
Still haven't found Biggie's either
30 minutes into the case
They got tired and took a breather
Snoop Dogg just got arrested
Everyday he get a new subpoena
Innocent when murder was the case
So the prosecution got a middle finger
Hip-Hop is sweeping the nation
But the contents seem so degrading
Most rappers got new albums
That white kids are anticipating
If you don't like it on the radio or the television
Then switch the station
Flavor Flav get a lot of ratings
Bill O'Reilly somewhere is hating
Kanye just said what?
The president ain't got time for that
The White House is going to stay white
Even though we know Obama's black
9/11 was a calculation
And some would say it was a timed attack
He gave a speech on CNN
"They bombed us, and we're bombing back"
Where the heck is Osama at?
And I would love to talk about Katrina
But every time I talk about Katrina
They look at me like it's a misdemeanor
Anyways, there's way more
Important stuff that we can discuss
N'Sync, Makin' da band
And Milli Vanilli had broken up
Gas prices raise as the money keeps burning
Dropout rate rising, so what are they learning?
Send in the troops in the war
So I turn in to today's evening news
As the world keeps turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
As the world keeps turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
As the world keeps on turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
This is your evening news
I thank you all for tuning in
Yes, I'm your host and your journalist
Here Chamillionaire, so let the news begin
Our helicopters out in the streets
Look at the screen and let's zoom it in
Cause Cashis is live at the scene
Hey Cashis, how are you my friend?
Got no time for no interviews
(Got, got no time for no interviews)
No time to trip we don't get confused
Cause this type of news opinion and views
Got no time for no interviews
(Got, got no time for no interviews)
You know I keep my ear to the streets
So it's up to me to bring you the truth
Had a bearded man on his squad
So much power from oil money
That poor folks can't sit by him
No problem, Osama Bin Laden been hidin'
So long that them pictures all
Starting to look like him on them milk cartons
Don Imus made comments that
Made everybody forget about him
That's him, Anna Nicole got pregnant
And had kids by him
Rest in peace Virgina Tech
Too many innocent kids dyin'
Well, let's just blame hip-hop
And act like that's the big problem
But you know I can't talk about Katrina (Why?)
'Cause every time I talk about Katrina
They look at me like it's a misdemeanor
Anyways, there's way more
Important stuff that we can discuss
George Bush is playing golf
Everybody hush, he's about to putt
Dropout rate rising, so what are they learning?
Send in the troops in the war
So I turn in to today's evening news
As the world keeps turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
As the world keeps turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
As the world keeps on turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
This is your evening news
I've heard worse, but I wouldn't blame ya
They say he's an entertainer
Don't worry about it, never mind Kramer
The Crocodile Hunter got stung
And the lion turned on the lion tamer
We keep sending troops to Iraq
I figured that we must like danger
Little kids don't learn in school
They go to school to go spray a gun
If you a parent, then be a parent
Get off the couch and go raise your son
Kobe just broke another record
Today's game he hit 81
Now they saying he's number 1
But yesterday they all hated him
O.J. was named innocent
He got no sentence, he's still alive
It's very ironic that the lawyer
That defended him had to die
Well, now my cue card says
The price of gas isn't really high
But I'm not going to read that
Cause we all know that that's a lie
Dropout rate rising, so what are they learning?
Send in the troops in the war
So I turn in to today's evening news
As the world keeps turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
As the world keeps turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
As the world keeps on turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
This is your evening news
Still haven't found Biggie's either
30 minutes into the case
They got tired and took a breather
Snoop Dogg just got arrested
Everyday he get a new subpoena
Innocent when murder was the case
So the prosecution got a middle finger
Hip-Hop is sweeping the nation
But the contents seem so degrading
Most rappers got new albums
That white kids are anticipating
If you don't like it on the radio or the television
Then switch the station
Flavor Flav get a lot of ratings
Bill O'Reilly somewhere is hating
Kanye just said what?
The president ain't got time for that
The White House is going to stay white
Even though we know Obama's black
9/11 was a calculation
And some would say it was a timed attack
He gave a speech on CNN
"They bombed us, and we're bombing back"
Where the heck is Osama at?
But every time I talk about Katrina
They look at me like it's a misdemeanor
Anyways, there's way more
Important stuff that we can discuss
N'Sync, Makin' da band
And Milli Vanilli had broken up
Dropout rate rising, so what are they learning?
Send in the troops in the war
So I turn in to today's evening news
As the world keeps turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
As the world keeps turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
As the world keeps on turning slow
(Turning slow, turning slow)
This is your evening news
Song Info
Submitted by
iheartyoubaby On Sep 05, 2007
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40 years after the 60's...we still encounter these problems.
I agree with most of the problems but some of them are just black people crying...honestly
I love the song though. And I don't hate black people, I just think Chamillionaire kind of whines about black issues a little too much.
I completely disagree with you. Firstly, Chamillionaire never comes off as preachy or whiny IMO. He actually has a way of just cutting through all the bullshit ("never mind Kramer"). Secondly, if "black people [are] crying," it's because it's fucked up shit that still hasn't been answered or corrected. There's over 39 million African-Americans, and when the government fucks them over (which is often), you'll hear about it. Good. Everyone should have a voice. Thirdly, you're too worried about people thinking that you're racist. Have a good day. :)
^ I agree, he doesn't come across that way most of the time. I like him and he really is one of the better rappers around. However, this song is a different story. It is pretty whiny and ignorant sounding. It's like he's just being contrary to everything for the sake of being contrary. It's one thing to point out the injustice that there still is towards blacks but some of lines in this song don't align with that at all. They're just whiny and unnecessary. The complaint that the hip-hop industry is still so persecuted is getting old. Of course there are doubts about it considering its history, but the reception of it isn't nearly as bad as it used to be. And his complaints about Kobe, O.J. and Snoop Dogg? No one wants to hear excuses being made about guys like them who did wrong and were disrespected for it. No one wants to hear that they were unfairly accused just because they're black. That's such crap. No matter what race, if anyone else had done what they did, they would have been looked down upon just as much.
The dumb political statements in addition to all of that doesn't help any either. His remark about Obama? What the heck? Obama probably IS going to be the next president so how is he going to backpedal away from saying the "White House is going to stay white'? And people say that whites are the ones who keep dragging the topic of race into that election? Yeah right. Chamillionaire really isn't helping anybody by writing a song like this.
(Sorry, I never intended for this to be so long. Haha.)
First of all, Obama isn\'t fully black to begin with, he\'s black and white technically, so yes, the white house is still white and secondly, he isn\'t whining, he is preaching, there is a total difference. A lot of the topics he talked about in this song are still problems that affect not only African Americans but society as a whole. You guys think he is over exaggerating, when the truth of the matter is he is just speaking upon the problems we are still struggling with today. A song isn\'t supposed to "help," anybody, this song is meant to...
First of all, Obama isn\'t fully black to begin with, he\'s black and white technically, so yes, the white house is still white and secondly, he isn\'t whining, he is preaching, there is a total difference. A lot of the topics he talked about in this song are still problems that affect not only African Americans but society as a whole. You guys think he is over exaggerating, when the truth of the matter is he is just speaking upon the problems we are still struggling with today. A song isn\'t supposed to "help," anybody, this song is meant to talk upon the extremely sensitive topics, that obviously people aren\'t understanding or looking over. And this has nothing to do with whites dragging in the topic, but instead looking over the topic and from what it looks like, not getting it. Oh, and yes, a lot of GREAT rappers talk about the hip hop industry being flawed or as you like to say persecuted, but he is just telling you the truth, like a lot of other rappers do. It isn\'t ignorant, you just not understanding the deeper meaning that he is trying to display in his lyrics. However, this was in 2008, so I mean, this comment won\'t really matter now, but I just had to reply after seeing this mockery of a comment. Total rubbish, excuse my language.