Released in North America only, "Ghetto" went for radio ads in August 2007 and was added by about 28 urban stations and very few rhythmic stations.
This song is still in recurrent rotation on many top-40, rhythmic, and urban stations.
Urban music and rhythmic top 40 stations quickly added the song to their play lists, sending the song up the charts.
The change occurred because of the continued fading of rhythmic adult contemporary stations and the Rhythmic contemporary format claiming more of a niche in the market.
Ja Rule's "Mesmerize," for example, was played heavily on Top 40, rhythmic and mainstream urban stations in the week ended March 11.
The single's success came out at the time when the Billboard charts were relying to more R&B and rhythmic stations than pop stations.
KKSS had shifted to mainstream top 40 in early 2001 making KYLZ the lone rhythmic contemporary station for nearly two years.
These stations often compete with rhythmic top 40 stations as well as other adult contemporary stations.
It was the last of Radio One's rhythmic stations with an -FM suffix after switching to urban.
Radio Dee-Jay is a rhythmic station based in Tirana, and broadcasts mainly dance music.