[4] Guilty Conscience receive mostly positive reviews, giving the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.

In November 2013, Holiday teased a sampler of the album with four snippets and three full tracks available for download at djbooth.net.

Guilty Conscience hit number 42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on February 14.

Holiday explained the concept behind the title, saying: "I named it Guilty Conscience because it’s basically like a movie.

So for instance, like on the title track Guilty Conscience, that’s me talking to my main girl.