The phrase hotel, motel, Holiday Inn first became famous in The Sugarhill Gang's 1979 hit Rapper's Delight, one of the first rap singles to reach a mainstream audience. Decades later Pitbull revived the line in his 2009 single Hotel Room Service, which turned it into a party anthem hook. The short excerpt circulated on soundboards and in edits because the rhythm is instantly recognisable even out of context. It remains popular for travel jokes, nightlife clips and throwback edits that reference classic hip hop phrasing.