In 2007 Ghetto released his second, pre-album mixtape Ghetto Gospel. The mixtape was a departure from his previous release, 2000 & Life, being more mellow and featuring tracks about subjects such as girlfriends and his mother. In interviews, he has stated that the mixtape’s calmer tone is to “prove people wrong”, as he does not want to be typecast as an aggressive and angry rapper. Ghetto Gospel was considered Ghetts' breakthrough of that year and era, with ‘Top 3 Selected’ becoming an underground hit in its own right. He personally names this mixtape as his best body of work in many interviews. The album is titled Ghetto Gospel to demonstrate that Ghetts has put his soul into creating it.