[Announcer]
And now, a behind-the-scenes treat from the original voiceover sessions for “Thriller” with Michael—

[Rhymefest]
—And Rhymefest. I-I—Let me talk for myself.

[Announcer]
You’ll also hear the never-before-released rap—

[Rhymefest]
Hold on, hold on! Don’t tell ‘em what’s getting ready to happen. Just—Just bring Mike in, man. Let—Let’s do it. Let’s do it.

[Booth Engineer]
Okay, tape’s rolling. A-A-Any time you want.

[Michael Jackson]
Hi. This is Michael Jackson.

[Rhymefest]
And this is Rhymefest. And all of y’all are getting ready to know that I am…

[Michael Jackson]
The Thriller…

[Rhymefest]
Hahaha. You crazy, Mike. You do it all low: “The Thriller…”
[Michael Jackson]
Do we both say it?

[Rhymefest]
I—Do we say it together, or—Do we say, “It’s the Thriller,” or “I’m the Thriller?”

[Booth Engineer]
Anytime. Tape’s rolling

[Michael Jackson]
Hi. This is Michael Jackson.

[Rhymefest]
And this is Rhymefest. And we wanna welcome you to…

[Rhymefest & Michael Jackson]
The Thriller…

Rhymefest
Naww, you know what? We just gon’ call this Man in the Mirror. Mark, let’s go!