Live Hardcore Worldwide

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.