Dance Mania: Ghetto Madness
by Various Artists
  • Record Label: Strut
  • Release Date: Jan 27, 2015
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Exclaim
    Feb 10, 2015
    90
    Despite that fact that this music is now two decades old, it doesn't sound at all dated.
  2. XLR8r
    Feb 10, 2015
    80
    Ghetto Madness is an expertly constructed effort showcasing one of the most energetic and recognizable outputs in dance music.
  3. Record Collector
    Feb 10, 2015
    80
    If you like your house served tartare then this is an uncommon delight: 15 brutally raw tracks to smack, jack, bump, pump, pop and drop your way through.
  5. Pitchfork
    Feb 10, 2015
    74
    The legacy of Dance Mania’s insouciant, trail-blazing ghetto house is preserved in the city’s flourishing juke and footwork communities as much as it lives on through the label’s second life; Ghetto Madness is just a reminder.
  6. AllMusic
    Dec 22, 2015
    70
    Among the handful of earlier tracks is Steve Poindexter's crucial "Computer Madness" (1989), technically a Muzique release. The compilers could have just as easily included "Work That Mutha Fucker" from the same EP.
  7. Clash Music
    Feb 10, 2015
    70
    Some of Ghetto Madness hasn’t dated well, yet elsewhere it’s upfront and out the gutter stature gives prudes and purists the finger.

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