Jay Z's Guilty Until Proven Innocent was an underrated video

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great thread bump... guilty until proven innocent is an amazing record. love it to death

tryna lie on hov 'cuz i ride on the road
in what, most would describe as a rolls
NO, that's that continental t
the only car that fit intercontinental me, not guilty


jay's flow on this entire track :blessed:

‘Jigga hit me over the head with a champagne bottle at the bar, can he buy me a car?’

Nah, how do you equate your pain? Would it all go away if I bought you a Range?

I got one or two of those, nuffin gon change...
 

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great thread bump... guilty until proven innocent is an amazing record. love it to death

tryna lie on hov 'cuz i ride on the road
in what, most would describe as a rolls
NO, that's that continental t
the only car that fit intercontinental me, not guilty


jay's flow on this entire track :blessed:
Jay's flow on this is godly, 'an extremely confident brother who made it' just comes thru in just the sound of his voice. :whew:
 

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Yeah, I get it down , anxiously the public can't wait
nikkaz had to have it way before it's release date
Jigga get irate, press get it fukked up
Took me one point eight but I had to get it straight
Get the CD, twelve inch vinyl, get the tape
Jigga give out food for thought dog, get a plate
I get it down, get it krunk when I get in the state of mind
That what's mine is mine, nobody get to take
I don't bend, break, fold, scratch, go down
My mental Rolodex see these words? I just don't know
I know stress, drama, nikkaz upsettin my mama
Arrested, put in the lineup, tryin to put dents in my armor
But I'm a survivor, plus I'm liver than most
Out on bail, fifty thou', still ridin with toast
I ain't tryin to collide with folk,
But I don't want folk takin Jigga for joke
I guess you nikkaz just woke - good morning!
You can't touch me, no you can't touch me
Jigga, Kelly, not guilty
Try to charge me but I'm not guilty
I got, all, my mamis
I've got all of my mamis
Tell me, what you, want from me
Tell me, what y'all want from me?
I'm not guilty
I see how you comin' at me now, I'm cool
I'm not the snitch I don't go to the cops to get rich
I go to the block and pitch
I go with the glock and click, I go with the pop I'm sick
I go with you hard; I ain't gon' stop for shyt
Look in my eyes dog, right in my pupils
If I'm your rival, why would I have to do you?
Press try to throw dirt on my name, disturbin' my game
Seemed happy when they heard he was arraigned, glad he's indichted
Got big money, big lawyers to fight it
Just like Cochran, cocksuckers you never see me boxed in
Y'all all know it, Jigga's a fighter
Plus I'm claustrophobic, back on the streets before you know it
And my word nikkaz, I heard you nikkaz
I'm address each and every one of you cocksuckers
fukk the white press, the block love us, hip-hop forever
B.I.G. is here, the soul of Tupac hovers, above us

I remember when this came out thinking was that a jab at Pac with the ‘Big is here, the soul of Tupac hovers above us line’ but nah it can’t be....
 

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It's is Jay at his most arrogant, and grandiose, and I never LOVED it, but the bars were undeniable, and this era was classic Jay/Roc time.

The 2nd verse was always raw and a favorite. His flow and the lyrics, he was practically spitting those bars with disgust and indignation in every bar.

Also deeply ironic given all that passed since.
 
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