“Thriller” parody in Todrick Hall’s new video

You might not know Todrick Hall!

Todrick Hall is an American singer, choreographer, and YouTuber. He gained national attention on the ninth season of the televised singing competition American Idol. Following this, he amassed a huge following on YouTube with viral videos including original songs, parodies, and skits. A documentary series about his video-making process titled Todrick aired on MTV in 2015.

Starting with season eight, Hall became a resident choreographer and occasional judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race. From 2016 to 2017, Hall starred as Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway. Later in 2017, he began appearances as Billy Flynn in Chicago on Broadway and the West End.

For the release of his latest album ‘Roach Killaz”, Todrick Hall kicks off his visuals with an 8-minute video masterpiece for his song “You Ain’t Shit (Y.A.S) starring Tiffany “New York” Pollard.

Featuring cameos from RuPaul’s Drag Race star Willam, model Kyle Kleiboeker and choreographer Jeremy Copeland, Y.A.S. takes viewers on a dance-filled and rather hilariously random journey starting in the wild West.

The video takes us to the streets in a Michael Jackson thriller theme and even under the sea with the Little Mermaid, all while dragging a certain someone by their throat as Todrick repeatedly belts “You Ain’t Shit” in different melodic tones.

So beware the strong language in the following new video:

Todrick is clearly a Jackson fan as he copy-cat Janet Jackson Control Album cover:

And also organised a “Thriller” flashmob back in 2012: