There’s nothing scarier for musos (myself included) than child prodigies that can give you a beating, especially when they are 20 years your junior and play your chosen instrument.

This ‘fear’ is what many drummers are surely feeling currently as four-year-old drummer Justin Wilson II makes his viral YouTube rounds.

In the video below, Justin is seen dishing out a filthy groove that descends into a wonderfully colourful solo that mixes chops and groove to perfection- playing with the maturity of a 30-year-old pro in a four-year-old’s body.

The bassist of the band that he is jamming with can’t even continue playing, but just has to stop and watch the little man go. Check it out below.

Four-year-old drummer makes all other drummers feel bad

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New Five Finger Death Punch drummer Chris Kael noted that the bassist was like “ummmm I’m gonna go fuck myself. For the record, I would have, too.”

To be fair, there are millions of great drummer in the world, including right here at home. However, it’s pretty flipping amazing watching a kid this size produce sounds like this. More child prodigy videos included below for those of you who are missing out on the feels.

We’ve got piano prodigies

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A three-year-old violinist slumming it with Andre Rieu

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And some shredders to finish it off

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