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Recommended Reading: The brilliance of David Bowie

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I've followed the work of ESPN's Bomani Jones long enough to know that when he writes about music, you should pay attention. After David Bowie passed away earlier this week, he penned a piece for Playboy on music icon's body of work and how his creativity remains unrivaled. "His star was big enough to keep everyone warm, but while we orbited around him, no one could be what he was," writes Jones.

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William J. Broad and David E. Sanger,
The New York Times

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Jiggy Stardust: Tracking David Bowie's Influence On Hip-Hop
Jeff Weiss, Noisey

Bowie's influence runs throughout a lot of genres, but his impact on hip-hop is particularly interesting.

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