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Welcome to Motel

Motel is the intersection of DC hip-hop with original NYC jazz. It's not typical hip-hop; it's MCs with positive messages performing as jazz musicians. And it's not "straight ahead" jazz: it's fusion and heavy funk played by killin', killin' cats.

Motel on YouTube - June 2, 2008

Motel has a bunch of clips on YouTube from the DC9 CD release party as well as our Kennedy Center show. Check it:
Day 57 @ DC9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUGgw_iCHvQ

Best Intentions at KC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUAlVdPhjm4

Miles Beyond -- MCs' freestyle @ DC9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGkG7eieNQg

Motel at the Kennedy Center - February 4, 2008

Check it:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=MOTEL

Motel on Pandora - August 23, 2007

If you don't know about Pandora internet radio, you should get hip. Look up Motel, we're on there. Make a Motel station, see what pops up.