In the ever-humorous trenches of social media stardom, 20-year-old TikTok sensation Peller has gifted fans another viral gem: a hilariously awkward DM exchange with Afrobeats star Mr Eazi that ended in a single, savage reply—“LMAO.”
The pint-sized powerhouse, real name Habeeb Hamzat, spilled the tea during a casual TikTok live session on Saturday, recounting his bold outreach to the “Legalize” hitmaker for a potential collab. “I messaged Mr Eazi that I want to do a livestream with him, and he replied me with ‘LMAO,’” Peller lamented, feigning heartbreak with exaggerated puppy eyes and a dramatic sigh that sent his 3.5 million followers into hysterics. The clip, filmed against a backdrop of his signature chaotic energy, quickly exploded, racking up over 2 million views and 500,000 likes in under 24 hours.
Peller, who rose from carpentry gigs in Ikorodu to TikTok royalty in 2023—inspired by U.S. streamers like Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed—has built an empire on unfiltered antics and A-list pull-ins. His streams often shatter records, like the 260,000-view African peak earlier this year featuring Olamide. But this time, the tables turned: Mr Eazi, the newlywed emPawa Africa boss fresh off his lavish nuptials to Temi Otedola, apparently saw the kid’s invite as prime comedy fodder. “Bro, what does LMAO even mean? Is it yes in code?” Peller quipped to his audience, playing up the innocence while fans decoded it as “Leave Me Alone, Obviously”—or, more charitably, a polite chuckle at the mismatch.
The post lit up X and Instagram like a glitchy filter, with #PellerLMAO trending nationwide. Memes flooded feeds: one Photoshopped Peller as a tiny fanboy crashing Eazi’s honeymoon yacht, captioned “When your idol picks ‘ignore’ over ‘join.’” Another user joked, “Peller’s streams are wild, but Mr Eazi’s like, ‘Nah, I’d rather drop a track than decode this chaos.’” Celebrities piled on—fellow streamer Brain Jotter dropped laughing emojis, while media vet Daniel Regha advised, “Big respect first, small collabs later. Age the game, Peller.”
Not all reactions were laughs; some netizens clocked the generational gap, urging the teen phenom (who recently copped a multimillion-naira mansion and faced flak for skipping books) to level up his networking. “Peller’s fire, but Eazi’s a mogul—DMs need that boss energy,” one commenter noted. Still, Peller’s unfazed, already teasing a “revenge stream” with lesser-known guests. “Next time, I’ll charge for the LMAO,” he winked.
For Mr Eazi, no comment yet—perhaps he’s too busy building empires or honeymooning. But in Nigeria’s creator economy, where TikTok lives can mint fortunes overnight, Peller’s flop-to-fame flip proves: Even a laugh-off is content gold. As one fan summed it, “Peller didn’t get the stream, but he got the whole internet.