What’s poppin’? Louisville native and rapper Jack Harlow stopped by eight different Jefferson County Public Schools on Thursday, according to JCPS spokesperson Carolyn Callahan. As he’s been coined, the hometown hero offered advice, answered questions and took selfies with stunned students. 

“It was a really great experience for students to have Jack Harlow come back to JCPS,” Callahan told the Courier Journal. “He told them to always work hard and push themselves to keep getting better at what they love to do.”

She said some cried, others screamed, and one student even dropped her lunch tray at Waggener High School. 

It didn’t take long for photos and videos of his visits to flood social media.

The other six schools were Jeffersontown High School, Fern Creek High School, Waggener High School, Central High School, Ballard High School and duPont Manual High School.

duPont Manual’s School of Journalism and Communications posted videos of the rapper taking selfies and talking with students on Twitter. In one video, Harlow tells students he “caught a vibe” and knew he had to come to their school.

“There’s good energy in here,” the Louisville native told students.

“For him to come back and speak to the kids and give them some motivation, was fantastic.” Mario Wales, a Highland Middle School student support staff member who got to know Harlow, told Wave3.com.

Highland administrators said the 25-year-old came through a back door and went on to meet with seventh graders at the school. Staff were impressed by his motivational message to students.

“Very empowering words about where he started in middle school, how to hold on to your dream and just keep grinding it out,” Wales told WDRB.

Across Twitter, people also asked Harlow to come to their school.

The school visits come on the heels of Harlow’s new album, which he announced on Wednesday. Jackman is already sparking a lot of conversation, especially as the cover picture was taken in the Deer Park neighborhood of Louisville.

Ten songs make up the album, which dropped Friday, including “Common Ground,” “They Don’t Love It,” “Ambitious” and more.

Harlow will also make his acting debut in White Men Can’t Jump, which debuts May 19 on the streaming service Hulu.

“He planted some seeds somewhere in this building today,” Vanessa Green, the Highland principal, told WDRB.

“We’re just hoping that comes to fruition,” she added.

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