Bundjalung rapper/producer Mr Rhodes and Sydney producer Reyne House embrace classic boom-bap with this collaborative album. Listen out for catchy record scratching on “Baklava”, plus a crateful of soul and oldies samples elsewhere. Such familiar yet freshly deployed touches suit Mr Rhodes’ charismatic mix of old-school braggadocio and laidback lyrical agility. On opener “Welcome to Rhode House”, the MC comfortably holding court over Reyne House’s heady backdrop of horns, drums and surprise psych guitar. A few guests stop by for added flavour—including The Delta Riggs’ Drac Hammond and Sydney rapper Charlie de’ Medici—and Mr Rhodes proves extra playful on “Damn Sure”, weaving affectionate wrestling references through selected dialogue from the album’s 1989 namesake film, Road House. (It’s not the only time the Patrick Swayze action classic shows up here.) That track’s bright bounce exemplifies this record’s strong creative matchmaking, with Mr Rhodes’ earnest flow gliding across the snappy beats and unexpected samples cooked up between himself and Reyne House.