Cali Christmas

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)

Even the microphone stand of rapper T-Pain shows some personality at Power 106’s Cali Christmas showcase. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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)

Fans snap photos of the stage at the Gibson Amphitheatre. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Recording artist Pitbull quickly won the crowd over at the Power 106 holiday show Cali Christmas. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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)