Mario

Today's hip-hop history includes one of the greatest tv comedies, a rapper turned preacher's birthday, and Kelis' 'Milkshake."

"I'm very in tune with the concept of life and the concept of growth in my personal life and just making sure that [this album] really tells a story of where I'm at and where I've been."

The singer opens up about his life on his new single.

Mario's mom has passed away.

Mario is back with new music, and new creative control.

The Boombox's Best Songs of the Week features Big K.R.I.T. focusing on his rides, B.o.B. trying to get cozy with his lady and Mario making a return.

If you grew up in the early 2000s, chances are that you heard "Just a Friend 2002" so much that you got sick of it. Your reward for surviving the song was that you got to hear its follow-up also played to death. Mario was a star. The singer turns 29 years old today (Aug. 27).

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Look out Trey Songz! Over the weekend, fellow R&B crooner Mario posted a photo on Instagram of himself in his undies. Apparently, the singer felt a little brolic and wanted to show the ladies his, um, package.

Still on his comeback trail, Mario releases the second single from his upcoming album, tentatively titled 'Restoration.' TheDrop.fm has an exclusive first listen of the yearning ballad, 'Fatal Distraction,' which features the singer and his feathery falsetto.