Guilty Until Proven Innocent
2000 song by Jay-Z / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"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.
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"Guilty Until Proven Innocent" | ||||
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Single by Jay-Z featuring R. Kelly | ||||
from the album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia | ||||
Released | March 13, 2001[1] | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
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Length | 4:55 | |||
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Producer(s) | Rockwilder | |||
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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]