Have you ever thought about the fact that the first multiplatinum rap single is actually Thriller! That being the case, the first great "white" rapper is Vincent Price — and if you dig his flow you'll notice he is lyrically and delivery-wise an absolute MONSTER!!!!!
And even more so, he is the first senior citizen rapper.
Long before hip-hop culture crowned its elder statesmen, Vincent Price was already laying down a spoken-word verse on the biggest-selling album of all time. His contribution to Michael Jackson's Thriller — that iconic, theatrical monologue — wasn't just a novelty cameo. It was a genuine rap performance: rhythmic, menacing, and utterly committed.
"Darkness falls across the land / The midnight hour is close at hand…"
Price's baritone delivery, his impeccable timing, and his gothic gravitas make the Thriller outro a landmark moment in rap history — one that predates the mainstream explosion of the genre and quietly claims a space for the horror legend as a pioneer.