"Guilty Until Proven Innocent" is the third and final single from rapper

Rapping

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 Jay-Z

Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

's 2000 album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia

Sample credits*"Intro contains a sample of "She Said Loves Me" by Kleeer*"I Just Wanna Love U " contains elements and samples of "Give it To Me Baby" performed by Rick James, and "The World is Filled" by the Notorious B.I.G....

. It features production by Rockwilder

Rockwilder

Rockwilder is an American hip hop and R&B record producer, rapper, and R&B Singer. A long term friend of Def Jam rapper Redman, Rockwilder got his start producing for East Coast Hip Hop artists in the mid 1990s. In 1999 Rockwilder produced Method Man & Redman's hit single "Da Rockwilder"...

 and a chorus sung by R. Kelly

R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...

. The song's title flips the legal declaration "innocent until proven guilty

Presumption of innocence

The presumption of innocence, sometimes referred to by the Latin expression Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat, is the principle that one is considered innocent until proven guilty. Application of this principle is a legal right of the accused in a criminal trial, recognised in many...

" 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 and was sentenced to 3 years probation for the incident. R. Kelly's appearance is significant as he has been indicted on many criminal charges such as statutory rape

Statutory rape

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. "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

DVD

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 named The Making of Guilty Until Proven Innocent was released. The DVD helps explain the making of the Paul Hunter

Paul Hunter (director)

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-directed music video that shows R. Kelly and Jay-Z rapping in court.

CD

1. "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (Radio Edit)
2. "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (Album Version)
3. "Change the Game
   Change the Game
   "Change the Game" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z from his 2000 album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. It features guest raps by Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel, production from Rick Rock and backing vocals by Static Major. Upon release, the song's intention was to promote Sigel and Bleek, but...
   
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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
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	82
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	29
U.S. Billboard Rap Singles	12