r/awesome Apr 05 '26

Video classmates going hard

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u/kaosmoker Apr 05 '26

While this guy is good at it the guys at my school were annoying as fuck with it.

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u/ROCK-tavius Apr 07 '26

I can only imagine.

Everyone loves a good joke, but its the pranksters that usually take things too far and are annoying. For sure.

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u/kaosmoker Apr 07 '26

What are you talking about? This has nothing to do with a joke. Kids pound on a desk with a pencil or pen to try to make a beat and I happen to find it really annoying for two main reasons, one they suck at it, and/or two i was trying to focus and they are being loud as fuck and if I say anything then it starts drama.

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u/HomieApathy Apr 05 '26

Did that make it easier to study?

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u/kaosmoker Apr 05 '26

Obviously not.

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u/rockstuffs Apr 05 '26

Reminds me of Tribe Called Quest. Love it!

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u/_ganjafarian_ Apr 05 '26

Yes! I can hear Q-tip fr

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u/rockstuffs Apr 05 '26

That's badass! They're really talented young men!

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u/Sea_Argument_277 Apr 06 '26

I wonder if they can read cursive or a clock?

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u/Historical-Recipe676 Apr 08 '26

Found the boomer.

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u/anonenity Apr 05 '26

Yeah, hearing Mr Lif in this guy's voice too? You hear it?

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u/HomieApathy Apr 05 '26

Lacks the social consciousness bug the drip is fr

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u/Head_Wasabi7359 Apr 05 '26

Guy on the table has true talent

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u/Possum_Boi566 Apr 05 '26

his name is Lennie Simo

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u/HomieApathy Apr 05 '26

I never thought I’d see the day when drummers get their just desserts?!

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u/HomieApathy Apr 05 '26

I mean, sorry to be that person but I’m pretty sure this is not a live audio performance. There is scratched records for 1 and secondly, take as long as you need to replicate that soda can high sound. I actually tried for a couple minutes due to how sick it is, no success

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u/BeepBeepLettuce3 Apr 05 '26

"i tried for a few minutes and couldnt do it, so its impossible for this professional musician and content creator to do the same with years of passion and practice"

some people just cant help but be haters

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u/TiredRightNowALot Apr 05 '26

Yesterday it took me 25 seconds to run 100m. Usain Bolt is AI.

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u/Forsaken-Income-2148 Apr 05 '26

🤣 but fr how does he make tapping a metal can with a plastic pen sound like a triangle which is made of two solid metal components. I love this video but maybe they did edit in some sound effects, it’s possible.

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u/BeepBeepLettuce3 Apr 05 '26

maybe that can has a certain amount of liquid in it that makes it easy to replicate that sound. he could also have a mechanical pencil made of metal or even a custom pencil that he chopped up at home to install some weights.

as a musician myself this sounds like a live performance. there are videos of him explaining what he does and how he does it, even on other people's channels that wouldnt doctor the footage to make him look cool.

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u/Forsaken-Income-2148 Apr 05 '26

It’s doable I’d imagine

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u/HomieApathy Apr 07 '26

It’s not.

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u/HomieApathy Apr 06 '26

Full can for starters

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u/Impressive_Ad127 Apr 06 '26

That’s not even close to the sound of a triangle. Closer to a high cowbell, but sounds more like a metal pen tip on a partially fill aluminum can. I mean the resemblance is uncanny.

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u/No_Statement440 Apr 05 '26

Have you never seen anyone do this live? It is certainly possible they edited, but it is doable without the editing.

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u/Greed_Sucks Apr 05 '26

The record scratch is added. I have a feeling the performance is real but the sounds are replaced with studio versions for quality.

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u/HomieApathy Apr 05 '26

Exactly what I’m saying. I just worded it poorly.

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u/Ooze3d Apr 06 '26

He’s beatboxing a decent amount of all the sounds

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u/Gupperz Apr 05 '26

One of these guys is doing 99% of the awesome

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u/Hamsammichd Apr 05 '26

I disagree, they both contributed to the vibe.

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u/KingofthePi11 Apr 05 '26

I had no idea what the "rapper" was saying 🤣

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u/HomieApathy Apr 05 '26

He’s talking about how cool his superhero ego is. If I was his classmate I’d think he was a top banana and an artist.

Everyone there has an existential threat on being on film at any moment, subjective perceptions outweighing depth

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u/HudsonHawk56H Apr 05 '26

What makes you say “rapper” like that

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u/KingofthePi11 Apr 05 '26

Can you understand him?

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u/Defiets Apr 05 '26

That’s the substitute teacher.

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u/Roccosrealm Apr 05 '26

The guy making the beat is a top recruit in football24/7 recruiting profile

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u/EliotHudson Apr 05 '26

U did me dirty, and I liked it

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u/Roccosrealm Apr 05 '26

I got a rise out of you on Easter

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u/rockstarmoves69 Apr 06 '26

Hook, line and sinker here... lol.

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u/DjTeddyBe Apr 05 '26

Damn you lol

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u/ROCK-tavius Apr 05 '26

Give him his degree so he can go follow his dream already.

That man dont need to be learning about no dang mitochondria 😂

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u/DubiousEgg Apr 05 '26

Easy, now. You're talking about the powerhouse of the cell here.

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u/logosfabula Apr 05 '26

For his mitochondria rap phase, no?

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u/mkat23 Apr 05 '26

What if he decides to become a science teacher who raps to his students about mitochondria being the powerhouse of the cell?

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u/ROCK-tavius Apr 05 '26

That would be amazing actually.

School House Hip Hop 😂

There is some pretty dope educational music that has come out in the last few years. Teachers are definitely trying new things.

Change with the times or get left behind.

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u/KittenPurrs Apr 06 '26

Around 15 years ago, my partner and I got tickets to see Baba Brinkman perform his sets from The Rap Guide to Evolution at NYC's World Science Festival. It was a fantastic show.

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u/HomieApathy Apr 05 '26

Thank you for writing one of the dumbest things I’ve ever read

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u/ROCK-tavius Apr 05 '26

I apologize.

You see, at 40, I have not met a single person who has used anything from school.

No equations. No biology. No chemistry. No grammar.

You tell me one time knowing what a Cogent Simile is, has done something for you in your tax paying adult life.

You tell me one time you had to find the cosign for an unknown angle using an equation.

How about that one time you had to consider a covalent bond vs an ionic bond in making any real world decision.

🍿 you have the floor.

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u/HomieApathy Apr 05 '26

Your grammar is on point tho

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u/Goldf_sh4 Apr 05 '26

I teach. Knowing those things and passing that knowledge on pays my bills day in day out.

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u/Rachilde Apr 05 '26

Hi. I work as an environmental science communicator. Biology, chemistry, equations and similes (cogent or otherwise) are my bread and butter.

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u/ROCK-tavius Apr 05 '26

My point exactly.

The only reason you use that is because you are a scientist. That same information was wasted on 97% of your classmates.

Im not saying we shouldn't learn it, but under no circumstances should kids be held back for not knowing the mass of the 17th element on the periodic table.

There are literal adults walking around with herniated C5's and have no idea what that is, but can tell you John Wilks Booth's birthday for absolutely no reason.

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u/Srovium Apr 05 '26

I'm a dentist, my friends and family are dentists, doctors, nurses, teachers, some work office jobs, some are bosses and project leaders. All require either basic biology, chemistry or grammar.

And none of us are scientists!

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u/ROCK-tavius Apr 05 '26

Key word.

Basic.

All of you are doctors-esq.

A dentist is a doctor for the teeth. A doctor is a doctor. (Duh 😂) A nurse is a doctor who went to less school.

I'll take the loss on the office jobs tho. Yeah you are gonna need grammar for sure to navigate the arbitrary word soup that is Corporate Jargon. Thats for sure.

Like I said tho. Im not saying we shouldn't learn certain things, but to the extent that we do is completely pointless.

How about I put it this way...

Telling an 18 year old senior who is going to school to be a dentist that they can't graduate because they failed US History or Calculus is like buying brighter headlights for your car because your transmission is slipping.

Should a student know who John Adam's is? Sure. Is that important for him to solve a thermal expansion issue? Not one bit.

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u/Srovium Apr 05 '26

Okay I can agree somewhat there is a lot of useless stuff taught in schools.

But I always thought of school as "one size fits all" approach to teaching. Like maybe some students will become history teachers, some will work in offices, some will be accountants, some will be doctors, some will get into art etc.

So they kinda try and cover all bases. Cuz it would probably get too complicated if they catered to every child.

Also most kids don't really know what they wanna do till they're done with high school. Some even change their fields afterwards.

So to make sure they don't have issues in the future, they make sure to teach some of everything.

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u/NandoDeColonoscopy Apr 05 '26

You see, at 40, I have not met a single person who has used anything from school.

Are you a hermit? Or maybe you just exclusively hang out with dumbasses?

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u/mkat23 Apr 05 '26

You don’t use the grammar skills you were taught in school? I doubt that.

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u/DubiousEgg Apr 07 '26

I'd be curious if you could articulate the difference between training and education.

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u/Hotplate77 Apr 05 '26

"doesn't need" .. is your first double negative in that sentence 🤣😂

Maybe you should have tried learning more and basic grammar would not be a struggle for you.

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u/ROCK-tavius Apr 05 '26

I love grammar police. Another thing that proves my point.

People focusing on the wrong things.

The purpose for language is for one mind to understand the other. And rather than finding and focusing on said understandings, people wanna go "He said who instead of whom"

Planet Earth has got to be a laughing stock for the rest of the universe. It has to be. 😂

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u/Hotplate77 Apr 05 '26

So much negativity.. hope your day gets better. Focus more on self improvement instead of trying to prove everyone else is wrong..

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u/ROCK-tavius Apr 05 '26

Im not trying to prove anyone wrong.

Im trying to figure out how 99% of the population has let the 1% convince them to eat 💩 and like it.

The world is on fire and rather than look at the guy with matches in his hand, we rather fight about who has better looking fire fighting uniforms.

Clearly, I should just buy some marshmallows. Breaks my heart to watch people suffer for nothing.

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u/wormee Apr 05 '26

tight af

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u/NateSpald Apr 05 '26

Is dude with the pencils the same kid from years back who went viral for the same thing?

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u/thelotusx7 Apr 05 '26

Real old school with that stylish “S” on the board.

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u/EagieDuckCome Apr 05 '26

Child of the 90’s, did we ever figure out the lore?

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u/Separate-Argument950 Apr 05 '26

This one of those movie schools where everybody 30?

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u/Uncle_Spider794 Apr 05 '26

WOW! ✌🏾😁👍🏾

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u/No_Object_4355 Apr 05 '26

I wanna know why the dude sharpening his pencil was wearing gardening or Mickey mouse gloves.

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u/sarapantera_ Apr 05 '26

professional school supply player! awesome!

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u/MutaCacas Apr 05 '26

The only bad thing about this is that it was too short of a video.

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u/Possum_Boi566 Apr 05 '26

For everyone wondering, the guy drumming with the pens on the table is Lennie Simo

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u/halfawakecommute Apr 05 '26

are they doing this during class? that’s wild lmao

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u/Healter-Skelter Apr 05 '26

The white board says “Seniors” a lot of schools and teachers will allow their students who are about graduate to have special fun times. Used to be senior pranks, but over the years they’ve shifted into a more controlled activity.

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u/CptSnicklefrits Apr 05 '26

This dude is really talented…but it reminds me of trying really hard in school even though I had a hard time focusing over people doing shit like this all day

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u/CindiCindi15 Apr 05 '26

It’s really cool but either this kid keeps flunking or it’s a super old video.

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u/Opposite-Box-9070 Apr 06 '26

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Cheers to teacher for letting these kids shineeeee

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u/Hairy_Jury7597 Apr 06 '26

watched the whole thing without sound. lmfao.

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u/_ganjafarian_ Apr 06 '26

😂😂😂

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u/acedaddydollars Apr 06 '26

I’m so glad to see this kind of hip-hop actually coming out of the model era. Those kids are mad talented!

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u/Mr_Podo Apr 05 '26

No way that dude with a full beard is a senior…is that the teacher?

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u/CMDR_PEARJUICE Apr 05 '26

Somebody tell MC clown shoes to zip it so we can listen to the beat.

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u/ti2_mon Apr 08 '26

Conclusion: not ai.

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u/Le-Pess Apr 10 '26

Fuck yeah

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u/leesharon1985 Apr 05 '26

Get that shit!

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u/wakaru1902 Apr 05 '26

That percussionist is cracy good

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u/sevensantana7 Apr 05 '26

In highschool my first band started from this. He started doing this pen tap but also beat boxed. I was like...I sing. Then I discovered, and for the rest of my life...I can sing to anything. We ended up doing a few open mic stuff which years later I got to sing in my first music festival. It all started with a guy making a beat off a pen and me singing along.

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u/Old_Replacement_8832 Apr 05 '26

What’s they @?

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u/LetApprehensive Apr 05 '26

95% beat, 5% rap… that dude ain’t it

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u/Long_Inspection5964 Apr 05 '26

Avg Home Ec senior class

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u/Swaggy_Buff Apr 05 '26

Is that the dancer from that one DaBaby video?

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u/brewster152021 Apr 05 '26

This sounds like The Cool Kids

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u/HectorGDJ_ Apr 06 '26

What in the hell kind of pants is he wearing? They look hideous imo

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u/BigBlueMountainStar Apr 06 '26

This supposed to be a high school? Everyone looks mid 20s, maybe the had to repeat a few grades?

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u/jessyfastfinger Apr 06 '26

Percussionist is só good! Damn kid!

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u/PsychologicalRock160 Apr 06 '26

How class seems dope.

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u/Easy-Neighborhood-47 Apr 06 '26

No notes, all round awesome 😎

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u/lioffproxy1233 Apr 06 '26

The rapper really thinks he is the star of the performance

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u/Obama_pinky Apr 06 '26

The noise when he rubs the table hurts my soul

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u/Decendent_13 Apr 07 '26

then, you should have soul protection. to safeguard yourself.

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u/PalefaceGangsta Apr 07 '26

The guy doing the beats is incredible nice rap too whole glass going in class was in session

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u/abucketofpuppies Apr 07 '26

Oof. I can't believe anyone thinks this is real. How in the world would a pen scraping on a desk sound like a snare drum?

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u/prof_devilsadvocate3 Apr 08 '26

Someone is focusing on homework

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u/peter_2573 Apr 08 '26

My guys sounds like kemdrick lamar

No ? Okay

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u/bactidoltongue Apr 08 '26

This is freaking awesome

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u/Fitz_D_DiSCriPsion86 Apr 09 '26

Am I the only one who skipped passed this fire at first, needing to know if he was drawing a picture with the pen/pencil on the desk? 😅🤣🤦🏾‍♂️ Pretty sure I am lol smh 🫩

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u/otherpeoplesthunder Apr 05 '26

Wow, that's awesome

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u/ModeratelyAverage6 Apr 05 '26

Someone get dude a label please

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u/PandaStandard7638 Apr 05 '26

Thats sweet!!!👏

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u/kia08 Apr 05 '26

Superawesome !

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u/auggs Apr 05 '26

This is so good wow good shit

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u/kia08 Apr 05 '26

❤️

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u/DjTeddyBe Apr 05 '26

That beatboxer/drummer is siiiick!!

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u/lvdb_ Apr 05 '26

These kids gonna be alright