Guilty Until Proven Innocent

2000 song by Jay-Z
"Guilty Until Proven Innocent"
Single by Jay-Z featuring R. Kelly
from the album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
ReleasedMarch 13, 2001[1]
Recorded2000
Genre
Length4:55
Label
  • Roc-A-Fella
  • Def Jam
Songwriter(s)
  • Shawn Carter
  • Robert Kelly
  • Dana Stinson
Producer(s)Rockwilder
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Do My..."
(2001) 		"Guilty Until Proven Innocent"
(2001) 		"Fiesta (Remix)"
(2001)
R. Kelly singles chronology
"A Woman's Threat"
(2001) 		"Guilty Until Proven Innocent"
(2001) 		"The Storm Is Over Now"
(2001)

"Guilty Until Proven Innocent" is the third and final single from rapper Jay-Z's 2000 album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. It features production by Rockwilder and a chorus sung by R. Kelly. The song's title flips the legal declaration "innocent until proven guilty" and its lyrics follow suit. Jay-Z's lyrics deal with how the press villainized Jay-Z by accusing him of stabbing his once business partner Lance Rivera on December 2, 1999. Jay-Z later pled guilty to stabbing Rivera and was sentenced to 3 years probation for the incident. "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" is also one of the first collaborations between Jay-Z and R. Kelly before they released two albums together.

On June 12, 2001—three months after the release of the "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" single—a DVD named The Making of Guilty Until Proven Innocent was released. The DVD helps explain the making of the Paul Hunter-directed music video that shows R. Kelly and Jay-Z rapping in court.

Buckshot and 9th Wonder sampled this song on their Food for Thought song from the album Chemistry in 2005.[2]

Music video

The music video for this song is directed by Paul Hunter. R. Kelly and Jay-Z do not have a scene where they are together in this video, but separate scenes.

Formats and track listings

CD

  1. "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (Album Version)
  3. "Change the Game"
  4. "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (Enhanced Video)

Vinyl

A-side

  1. "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (LP Version)
  3. "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (Instrumental)

B-side

  1. "1-900-HUSTLER" (Radio Edit)
  2. "1-900-HUSTLER" (LP Version)
  3. "1-900-HUSTLER" (Instrumental)

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 82
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 29
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] 12

See also

References

  1. ^ World Radio History
  2. ^ "Buckshot and 9th Wonder's 'Food for Thought' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.
  3. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
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