I'm a fan (and you should be too) because...I think that Mario has a lot of talent. Just when you listen to his songs they're just really deep and they mean something. And just when you think this dudes a great song artist, he goes and acts. He did an excellent job in Freedom Writers. When he think of Mario you think Grammys and what not. But now you think Oscars. It's hard to find people like Mario in the music industry these days. The type of people that have REAL talent and who had to do things to get to where they are now. For example, lol...how guys brag bout all their jewelry, cars, and all their damn tennis shoes..how can you act like that when their are soo many people strugglin'.IT"S OVERRATED!Mario brings somethin' new.Thats's why I'm a Fan.ALWAYS!!!!