Afrobeats star Peruzzi has dramatically scaled back his family dreams, and Nigerians online are saying the economy did what logic couldn’t. Here’s the full story.
Six years ago, Afrobeats singer Peruzzi told the world he wanted 12 children. Yes, twelve. Fans laughed, some cheered, and others quietly wondered if he had truly thought that through. Fast forward to 2026, and the man himself has revisited that old post, and completely walked it back.
In a candid note shared on X, Peruzzi declared in pidgin that two children are more than enough, adding simply that things have changed. No long explanation. No dramatic backstory. Just a man who has clearly done the maths and arrived at a very different answer.
The post was short, but it said everything. Peruzzi quoted his own words from 2020, the ones about wanting a dozen kids, and responded to his younger self with the kind of honesty only lived experience can produce.
He kept it light, even tossing in a laughing emoji, but the internet caught the real weight behind the words almost immediately.
The comment section did not disappoint. Fans flooded the post with reactions, most of them pointing at Nigeria’s battered economy as the silent force behind Peruzzi’s change of heart.
And honestly? It’s hard to argue with that reading. Since 2023, sweeping economic reforms under the Tinubu administration have sent the cost of living soaring. The naira has struggled. Purchasing power has dropped. And everyday Nigerians, including the celebrities they admire, have had to quietly recalibrate what their futures look like.
Some fans joked that his old love of football had originally inspired the idea of raising an entire starting lineup. Either way, the joke landed, and the engagement was through the roof.
Peruzzi’s post is funny on the surface, but it points to something real. The Nigerian music industry itself has faced mounting pressure, fewer hits, tighter budgets, and growing uncertainty.
Beyond entertainment, celebrities have become increasingly vocal about the country’s challenges. Just recently, Nollywood stars raised alarm over the mass kidnapping of schoolchildren in Oyo State. On Democracy Day, rapper and lawyer Falz took to the streets alongside his father, Femi Falana SAN, to protest the state of the nation.
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Peruzzi hasn’t given a detailed explanation for his change of mind, and perhaps he doesn’t need to. People evolve. Priorities shift. What sounded exciting at 25 looks very different at 31, especially when reality has a way of showing up uninvited.
