Jennifer Hudson and Son David Record a Duet Together

Like mother, like son!

Jennifer Hudson‘s 16-year-old son, David Daniel Otunga Jr., is following in his mother’s footsteps, the singer shared in a post on Instagram on Nov. 16. Praising her son’s musical ability, Hudson posted a selection of clips from their shared time in the recording studio.

In the post’s caption, Hudson reflected on the wholesome motherhood moment.

“The best part of singing is singing with my son,” she wrote. “He said mama let’s record one of my fav songs together. 💜”

The first clip saw Hudson lightly coach David through a vocal riff, and then he was off: as her son sang into the mic, Hudson smiled as she admired her son in his element. In the next slide, David listened to the track back, bopping his head and smiling, pleased with the recording.

Hudson included a snap of her son alone inside the recording booth, with her own reflection appearing on the glass in the photo. The endeavor wasn’t all serious, though: Hudson also included a short clip of the duo messing around between takes, with David swatting at his mother’s arms as she ruffled his hair.

In a final snippet, Hudson shared a clip of her part of the duet. After missing a note, both she and David descended into laughter. Hudson tried to continue, but her son’s playful mockery only fed their fit of giggles and they had to take a pause.

“He said now mama u can’t be doing all of that! Lol all in fun 😂,” she wrote.

Hudson and her ex-fiancé David Otunga Sr. welcomed David Jr. on Aug. 10, 2009. Even in his infancy, Hudson told PEOPLE months later, David has always found a comfort in music.

“He seems like he’s very interested in music already. The other night he was having a fit screaming, and someone turns on the music and he just stops and calms down. And I was exactly the same way as a baby,” she told PEOPLE. “Sometimes when he cries, I try to harmonize!”

She added at the time that she sometimes played “Let It Be Me,” her collaboration with Rod Stewart, to soothe her infant son.

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David’s recent collaboration with Hudson wasn’t his first: in 2016, PEOPLE previously reported, he and Hudson duetted “This Christmas” while on stage. In a clip of the performance, David took a beat or two to break out of his shell, and prompted raucous applause when he and his mom danced together.