These aren't samples but rather bits of songs that Michael Jackson interpolated—re-recorded and/or modified—and used in his own jams. More in @michaelstomford's Twitter thread.
Off The Wall – (1979)
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Boogie Nights by Heatwave (1976) pic.twitter.com/4eC1uu3Qd4
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' – 1982
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Soul Makossa by Manu Dibango (1972)
Super Nature by Cerrone (1977) pic.twitter.com/9u3X3DdTAx
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) – 1982
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She's A Bad Mama Jama by Carl Carlton (1981) pic.twitter.com/PmLwwZ9NUn
Black Or White (1991)
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Hurts So Good by John Cougar (1982)
Hungry Like A Wolf by Duran Duran (1982) pic.twitter.com/F0AjmsjtRM