Sampled: David Bowie

David Bowie was a master of mixing his influences, blending liberal doses of rock, soul, jazz, cabaret, dance, fashion, visual art, and more to create his singular style. As you'll hear on this playlist, other artists have taken Bowie's artful appropriation as their own inspiration—from Vanilla Ice sampling the bassline from Bowie and Queen's “Under Pressure” for “Ice Ice Baby” to Puff Daddy & The Family cribbing the “Let's Dance” riff for “Been Around the World.”