It's true that Gangnam Style has a hot instrumental beat track that's somewhere between pop, EDM, and hip hop. Here's an interesting article about Psy and how he relates to, interestingly enough, Zimbabwe music or "Zim Music".
Hip-Hop Influence On Zim Musicians
"THE world has gone crazy about a hip-hop song by Park Jae-sang, better known as Psy, a South Korean national, entitled "Gangnam Style". Although the millions of the music fans who have bought the CD do not understand the language Psy is singing in, except for the part which says in English "Hey Sexy Lady", they have disregarded that aspect because it is a rhythmic and danceable tune. Over a billion music fans throughout the world have downloaded this soundtrack from YouTube. This is hip-hop at its best.
Although this genre of music is said to have originated in America, Psy's phenomenal success has been brought about by his short stay while studying in America and following the American hip-hop trends. After all, they say originality is nothing but judicious imitation…"
http://allafrica.com/stories/201301290843.html
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