Kevin Bronson on December 19th, 2014

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Jonwayne poured it on and took it off Thursday night at the Echo. The L.A. rapper and electro wizard kicked off his headlining show in a Biggie cape and spent the next hour channeling the slain rapper’s spirit, performing cuts from his debut “Rap Album One,” his 2012-13 cassette series and his Wayniac Mondays barrage from earlier this year, getting so worked up by the end that he went shirtless. Leading in to Jonwayne, Florida rapper Chester Watson was alternately stoic and snap-chatting the crowd – performing “Phantom” and “Pharoah,” and displaying charisma and confidence far beyond his 17 years. Russ kicked off the night with a 45-minute set, including “Coming Through,” “Gypsy” and “Yellow.” He shouted out to his mom, shifted between rap and singing and found the missing link between Kid Cudi and G-Unit.

Photos by Carl Pocket, courtesy of The Echo