Shalmaneser III (Šulmānu-ašarēdu, "the god Shulmanu is pre-eminent") was king of Assyria (859 BC – 824 BC), and son of the previous ruler, Ashurnasirpal II[1].
His long reign was a constant series of campaigns against the eastern tribes, the Babylonians, the nations of Mesopotamia and Syria, as well as Kizzuwadna and Urartu. His armies penetrated to Lake Van and the Taurus Mountains; the Hittites of Carchemish were compelled to pay tribute, and the kingdoms of Hamath and Aram Damascus were subdued.
In 853 BC a coalition which was formed by the kingdoms of Egypt, Hamath, Arvad, the Ammonites, "Ahab of Israel" and other neighboring states, under the leadership of king Hadadezer of Damascus, fought the Assyrian king at Battle of Qarqar. However, the Assyrian king persevered in his attempts to subjugate Israel and Syria[citation needed]. Other battles soon followed in 849 BC and 846 BC.
In 842 BC, Shalmaneser campaigned against Hadadezer's successor Hazael, forcing him to take refuge within the walls of his capital. While Shalmaneser was unable to capture Damascus, he devastated its territory, and Jehu of Israel (whose ambassadors are represented on the Black Obelisk now in the British Museum), together with the Phoenician cities, prudently sent tribute to him in 841 BC. Babylonia had already been conquered as far as the marshes of the Chaldaeans in the south, and the Babylonian king put to death. It was the Assyrian king who defeated the Western coalition at Qarqar.
Everybody' talkin' bout the good ol' days
ZUH ZUH ZUH
RRRR
It's R.A.P.P. Quelle
we gone take um back
New music!
Boogie I think we got one
Yeah,
so bring the 80's back
So bring the 80's back
[Verse One]
Sta Stiggity stompin on this beat
like a gorilla in tims
it's Rapp Que Lay Lay from the Gutta
and I did it again
it was like '95
and I was cool as s#!t
razor blade in my mouth
like Tupacalypse
saw the lights go dim
when Tupac got hit
not too long after
Biggie got lit (RRAHH)
well let's take it back to '84
that's where they made me at
that's where I gained the flow
(kick it)
12 speeders,
what you need a car for?
tennis ball,
playin basketball on the car port (Ha Ha)
yeah, and Robo-Cop was the thing
Thunder Cats,
Double Dragon, Pac-Man
(Okizzle) and we ain't know how to act man
Michael Jackson asked us who was bad (Whew!)
yeah, it was a hell of a time
this one's for everybody
from eight oh to eighty-nine
Let's go!
[Chorus]
Yeah
So, bring the 80's back
that's where they made me at (you know it)
yeah, so bring the 80's back
that's where they made me at
RRRR, yeah so bring the 80's back
that's where they made me at (thats where they made me at)
yeah, that's where they made me at
{beat boxes}
so bring the 80's back!
[Verse Two]
Biggita back in the day
when we use to shoot marbles
and if you wanted to party
you might just have to carpool (remember dat?)
no Jordans
but theres nikes on the strap
the L.A. Gears
with the lights in the back (fresh)
yeah, and the pants might be Kriss Krossed
big shirts, big chains
Kool Moe Dee yall (yeah)
no kicks
we just called um sneakers
Osh Kosh B'Gosh
there goes Queen Latifah
RRRR, and the 2 Live Crew
Big Daddy Kane & Brand Nubian had "the juice"
(Do it)
and I was just a little man
and Shanté had me singin'
Roxanne, Roxanne (Ha)
Yeah, that's deep
so siggity sweet
with the boom boom kat in the beat
and I was born
"Naughty By Nature"
one time for me
who down with O.P.P.?
[Chorus]
Yeah
So, bring the 80's back (Ha Ha ha)
that's where they made me at (Go)
yeah, so bring the 80's back
that's where they made me at (Go)
RRRR, yeah so bring the 80's back (yeah)
yeah, that's where they made me at (Go)
yeah, that's where they made me at
{Beat Boxes}
so bring the 80's back!
[Verse Three]
Na Niggity now if you a 80's baby
I mean 80's lady
you rocked the bright colors with the pok-a-dots (love it)
Ha, remember that feeling that you got
when he gave you the eye
then he handed you his ring pop (yeah)
so go ahead and let the beat drop
it's Bogita Bogita Boogie on the beat
and now the streets hot (Got um)
ha migity mic one check, one two
I'm siggity sick with the pen
gesundheit in the booth
ZUH ZUH ZUH!!!
and I'm so tight in the booth
like Afrika Bambaataa
put life in the booth (yeah)
it's Oh eight
and that's crazy dude
cause this track got me feelin' like '82 (Ol' school)
Rapp Quelle
I Paid my dues
see, Eric B. told me
I'm paid in full (Cha Ching)
so B.A.H.
you know that I got you
warmin' up Quelle?
I'm about to
[Chorus]
Yeah
So, bring the 80's back
that's where they made me at (yeah)
yeah, so bring the 80's back
that's where they made me at (Ha Ha)
yeah, so bring the 80's back
RRRR, that's where they made me at
yeah, that's where they made me at
{Beat Boxes}
so bring the 80's back!
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha, We did it again
We make music mama
{Beat Boxes}
Bring the 80's back
Bring the 80's back
80's back