I'm a big fan of their hit too, but I'm not sure why it's being classified
(and not just by you, Frank) as "pop," and especially not "indie pop."
The only reason I can think of is perhaps to give listeners who usually
aren't into the urban/rap/hip-hop/funk scene a way to explain why they
like it so much.

I'd say it's pop in maybe the Christina/Britney/Justin sense, but
bleepy electronica hand-claps notwithstanding, I don't think the line
between, say, the Postal Service and Outkast is thin enough to cross just
yet. Maybe "Hey Ya!" doesn't have what we've come to think of as a
traditional rap/hip-hop beat, but indie pop it ain't.

I mean, doesn't anybody remember Cameo?

Yeah.

Andrea


On Sun, 4 Jan 2004, Frank Padellaro wrote:

> Not a big fan, but OutKast were absolutely unbelievable, and their big
> radio hit, of which I am a big fan, is, dare I say it, pop.  Almost
> indie pop.  And that sounded amazing as well.
>
> Frank.
>