AMG Review of Live Hardcore Worldwide

Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music Guide

The Teacher sounds explosive on stage, tearing into BDP's greatest tracks and the myth that live hip-hop is bland and unnecessary. In fact, the pure energy of this album can be offputting at first -- the group jumps around their catalog, playing fragments of their classics and complete tracks from Edutainment, and the audience sings along with almost every track. Live Hardcore Worldwide -- Paris, London & NYC! may not be the first live hip-hop album (2 Live Crew released one a couple of months before BDP), but it is certainly the best.