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Live Hardcore Worldwide

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{{Infobox album

| name = Live Hardcore Worldwide

| type = Live album

| artist = Boogie Down Productions

| cover = Live Hardcore Worldwide.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 12, 1991

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 63:55

| label = Jive/RCA Records
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| producer = KRS-One

| prev_title = Edutainment

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Sex and Violence

| next_year = 1992

}}

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r27680|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

|rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev2Score = A+{{cite web |title=Live Hardcore Worldwide |website=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809103821/https://ew.com/article/1991/04/12/live-hardcore-worldwide/ |archive-date=2022-08-09 |url-status=live |url=https://ew.com/article/1991/04/12/live-hardcore-worldwide/}}

|rev3 = The Phoenix

|rev3score = (favorable)[http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/52460-LIVE-AT-THE-MIDDLE-EAST/?rel=inf The Phoenix review]

|rev4 = Rolling Stone

|rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080209141652/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/232408/review/5942846/livehardcoreworldwide Rolling Stone review]

|rev5 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

|rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan |author2=Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City, New York | page = [https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/94 94] | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac| url-access = registration | quote = rolling stone krs-one album guide. }}

|rev6 = The Source

|rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}[http://ifihavent.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/classic-review-live-hardcore-worldwide-in-the-source-1991/ The Source review]

|rev7 = Trouser Press

|rev7score = (favorable)[http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=boogie_down_productions Trouser Press review]

|rev8 = Q Magazine

|rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}

}}

Live Hardcore Worldwide is a live album released by Boogie Down Productions. It is a career-spanning collection that was recorded in the US, Paris and London. The release features KRS-One prominently.{{Cite journal|last=Cooper|first=Mark|date=5 March 1991|title=Boogie Down Productions - Live Hardcore Worldwide|journal=Q Magazine|volume=55|pages=65}}

In his review for The Source Chris Wild wrote "BDP fans should buy this album. So should anyone who is interested in what a real hip-hop show sounds like." Cee Wild (May, 1991) [http://ifihavent.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/classic-review-live-hardcore-worldwide-in-the-source-1991/ Live Hardcore Worldwide Album Review]. The Source. Mark Cooper of Q Magazine noted that the release "features KRS-1 (sic) at his hectoring, militant best in front of audiences who are too often rather subdued in the mix".

Track listing

  1. "KRS-One Intro" (New Track)
  2. "Lick A Shot" (New Track)
  3. "The Eye Opener" (New Track)
  4. "Jack Of Spades" (From Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop)
  5. "My Philosophy" (From By All Means Necessary)
  6. "Still #1 (Freestyle)" (New Track)
  7. "Poetry" (From Criminal Minded)
  8. "House Nigga's" (From Edutainment)
  9. "Criminal Minded" (From Criminal Minded)
  10. "Jimmy" (From By All Means Necessary)
  11. "The Bridge Is Over" (From Criminal Minded)
  12. "Ya Know The Rules" (From Edutainment)
  13. "Kenny Parker Intro" (From Edutainment)
  14. "South Bronx" (From Criminal Minded)
  15. "Reggae Medley" (New Track)
  16. "Super Hoe" (From Criminal Minded)
  17. "Up To Date" (New Track)
  18. "Why Is That" (From Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop)
  19. "Stop The Violence" (From By All Means Necessary)
  20. "Bo Bo Bo" (From Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop)
  21. "Come To The Teacher" (Originally "T'Cha-T'Cha" From By All Means Necessary)
  22. "Breath Control II" (From Edutainment)
  23. "Self Destruction" (New Track)
  24. "KRS-One Outro" (New Track)

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col"|Chart (1991)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|115|artist=Boogie Down Productions}}
scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|25|artist=Boogie Down Productions}}

References

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{{Boogie Down Productions}}

{{KRS-One}}

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Category:Boogie Down Productions albums

Category:1991 live albums

Category:Jive Records live albums

Category:Live hip-hop albums

Category:Albums produced by KRS-One

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