Guilty Until Proven Innocent

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“Guilty Until Proven Innocent”
Single by Jay-Z featuring R. Kelly from the album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
Released	March 13, 2001
Format	12-inch single, CD, Vinyl
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	4:55
Label	Roc-A-Fella Records
Writer(s)	Shawn Carter Robert Kelly Dana Stinson
Producer	Rockwilder, (all R. Kelly vocals produced, written and arranged by R. Kelly)
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Change the Game" (2001)	"Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (2001)	"20 Bag Shorty" (2001)
R. Kelly singles chronology
"If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time" (2000)	"Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (2001)	"Only the Loot Can Make Me Happy" (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 "Un" Rivera. Ironically, Jay-Z would later admit to stabbing Rivera. R. Kelly's appearance is significant as he has been indicted on many criminal charges such as statutory rape. "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.

Contents 1 Single track list 1.1 CD 1.2 Vinyl 1.2.1 A-Side 1.2.2 B-Side 2 See also

[edit] Single track list

[edit] 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)"

[edit] Vinyl

[edit] A-Side

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

[edit] B-Side

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

[edit] See also

• List of Jay-Z songs

v • d • e Jay-Z Studio albums Reasonable Doubt · In My Lifetime · Hard Knock Life · Life and Times of S. Carter · Roc La Familia · The Blueprint · The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse · The Black Album · Kingdom Come · American Gangster Compilations Jay-Z: Unplugged · Chapter One: Greatest Hits · The Blueprint 2.1 · Bring It On: The Best of Jay-Z · Greatest Hits Collaborations The Best of Both Worlds · Unfinished Business · Collision Course Singles "In My Lifetime" · "Dead Presidents" · "Ain't No Nigga" · "Can't Knock the Hustle" · "Feelin' It" · "Who You Wit" · "(Always Be My) Sunshine" · "The City Is Mine" · "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" · "Jigga What, Jigga Who" · "Money, Cash, Hoes" · "Can I Get A..." · "It's Alright" · "Love for Free"  · "Money Ain't a Thang" · "Big Pimpin'" · "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" · "Jigga My Nigga" · "Girl's Best Friend" · "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" · "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" · "Change the Game" · "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" · "Girls, Girls, Girls" · "Jigga that Nigga" · "Song Cry" · "People Talking"  · "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" · "Excuse Me Miss" · "Change Clothes" · "Dirt off Your Shoulder" · "Encore" · "What More Can I Say" · "99 Problems" · "Show Me What You Got" · "Lost One" · "Minority Report"/"Beach Chair" · "Hollywood" · "30 Something" · "Blue Magic" · "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." · "I Know" Related articles Discography · Roc-A-Fella Records · Jay-Z vs. Nas feud · Beyoncé Knowles  · Def Jam Recordings · Songs · Nas