Cali Christmas
![The rapper Fabolous performs at radio station Power 106's annual holiday showcase, Cali Christmas, at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Wednesday night.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e178a9c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x391+0+0/resize/586x391!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F01%2F80%2F5fcf60d32972787a4812773ce963%2Fla-et-50cent-1-kut3r8nc.jpg)
The rapper Fabolous performs at radio station Power 106’s annual holiday showcase, Cali Christmas, at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Wednesday night. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Even the microphone stand of rapper T-Pain shows some personality at Power 106’s Cali Christmas showcase. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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English recording artist Jay Sean, whose real name is Kamaljit Singh Jhooti, nailed all the high notes on his breakthrough singles “Down” and “Do You Remember.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Rapper T-Pain performs at the Power 106 show. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Fans snap photos of the stage at the Gibson Amphitheatre. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Recording artist Pitbull quickly won the crowd over at the Power 106 holiday show Cali Christmas. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Rapper 50 Cent hit the high points of his new album “Before I Self Destruct,” like the glitched-up ragtime-piano burner “So Disrespectful.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)