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'Jersey Shore' Farewell: We're Fist-Pumping With A Weeklong Marathon!

MTV is airing the entire 'Shore' series, leading up to the final episode on Thursday, December 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

It's fitting, really: After six seasons of partying, MTV's "Jersey Shore" is going out with the bash to end all bashes: a weeklong marathon of all the drama, fights, breakups and fist-pumps that made the show so great in the first place.

Things kicked off on Thursday, with the penultimate episode of the "Shore," and from there MTV has been playing back the entire series in chronological order ... giving fans one last chance to relive all the magic from Seaside Heights, Miami and Italy. The "Jersey Shore" marathon also includes bonus interviews, special goodbye messages from the cast and never-before-seen footage.

It all leads up to the series finale, which will air on Thursday, December 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. And immediately following that fond farewell, MTV will air a live reunion special at 11 p.m. ET/PT, where the entire "Jersey Shore" cast will come together one last time to reflect on the past six seasons of excellence.

This whole experience of 'Jersey Shore' changed my life and I think America watched me grow up from the time I was 21 to 25 and that's going to be coming to an end," "Shore" star Vinny Guadagnino told MTV News about the show's farewell season. "I'm really trying to look forward and not look back unless I'm reminiscing. ... But we're always going to be a family together, and hopefully we'll be doing different things that people can catch up with us in different ways."

Oh, and speaking of that: if you're still jonesing for your "Jersey" fix, fear not: "Snooki & JWoww" season two is set to premiere on Tuesday, January 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, and the dynamic duo is sure to deliver the goods.

So make sure to tune in to MTV all week long for our special "Shore" marathon. Parting may be sweet sorrow, but as our favorite guidos and guidettes have proven time and time again over the past six seasons,partying is a different matter entirely.

Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross Rap Up Cali Christmas Concert

Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Trinidad James, Meek Mill, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Wayne thrill the crowd at Power 106's Cali Christmas concert on Friday night.

LOS ANGELES, CA -- The holidays came early in California as Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, the Weeknd and Def Jam's newly-signed Trinidad James rocked the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City on Friday night for Power 106's annual Cali Christmas concert.

There was no shortage of hits as tracks like "I'ma Boss," "Dance (A$$)," "No Lie" and everyone's new favorite "All Gold Everything" were all performed properly, but it was 2012's breakout star and hometown heroKendrick Lamar who stole the show with a Hiii Powered-performance.

Shortly after 11 p.m. K-Dot stormed the stage rapping along to his Young Jeezy collaboration "Westside, Right On Time" and though the Snowman wasn't in attendance Kendrick's guest list was both long and star-studded. After spitting through "The Recipe" Lamar opened the floodgates first bringing Ab-Soul on stage for "P&P" and then J. Cole two songs later to do his own Missy Elliott-collaboration "Nobody's Perfect."
Schoolboy Q would perform "Hands on the Wheel" and Jay Rock came out to deliver his verse on "Money Trees," but the crowd worked themselves into an absolute frenzy when Bay Area rap legend E-40 bounced out to his party-starter "Function."
Even Kendrick's guests had guests. As soon as the DJ dropped the beat for 40's 2010 single "Bitch," the slang master yelled out, "$hort holla at 'em" and bam Too $hort jumped out right on cue. The faithful rap flock of course greeted him with screams of adoration and while his cameo was brief the impact turned K-Dot's set up another level.
With the crowd hanging on to his every word, Lamar continued to roll out tracks from his gold-selling debut good kid, m.A.A.d city. He tore through the Hit-Boy-produced "Backseat Freestyle" and then chastised a fan named Lisa for talking on her phone during his concert before cleverly launching into "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe."
Fans mouthed every word to the infectious hook and then bounced along to the dripping drums of "Poetic Justice," but the Top Dawg rapper saved his best trick for last. First there was an acapella recital of his 2010 mixtape banger "Michael Jordan." "I'm too much for these n---as, I'm three much for these hoes/ Wayne told me that and that's just how it goes," he rhymed right before Lil Wayne ran out on stage wearing a Trukfit hoodie and colorful board shorts shouting the words to his latest single "No Worries."
The shocked fans threw their hands high as Weezy hopped from side to side and rapped: "You see Tunechi right there, that's Kendrick right there."
By the time K-Dot closed with his alcoholic ode "Swimming Pools (Drank)" it was clear that he had elevated himself from a rap rookie to something much greater: certified rap royalty. All hail King Kendrick.