Lucky fans might have caught a treat thrown by none other than rising rap and R&B star Bleu as the Krewe de Secondline followed the Crewe of Columbus through downtown Mobile Friday evening.

The rapper, who skyrocketed to national and international notice in the last few years, had a spot at the tail end of the Krewe de Secondline parade, on the very last float of the night. No particular signage or fanfare drew attention to the fact that a star was on board, but Bleu wasn’t wearing a mask as he tossed throws to the crowd.

The whole thing began on Jan. 25 when Bleu posted on Facebook, “I’m tryna be on a float this year I’m celebrating Mardi Gras in my city this year.” A couple of days later he followed that up with, “I want my own float somebody help” and a moneybag emoji.

After a few suggestions and offers, Bleu apparently made the contacts he needed and the conversation moved out of the public view. But as Feb. 17 approached, Bleu began letting fans know that was going to be his night. He also asked for some suggestions on where to get throws, and joked that he might try to bring along one of the many high-profile collaborators he’s found: “I’m fenna get Ashanti to get on the float Friday lol she ain’t gone tell me no,” he posted.

Late in the week, he posted a photo showing a trailer loaded with dozens of cases of throwable snacks. “We going crazy tomar y’all gone have diabetes when I’m done,” he said.

After the parade, however, he apologized for underestimating, and indicated that he’ll do better when he participates in another parade on Monday. “Man we ran outta S— the first block I thought we had more than enough,” he said on Faceboo. “(W)e coming way harder skinny Monday I got trucks of s— coming.”

On his Facebook page, www.facebook.com/OfficialYungBleu, Bleu posted several video clips from the parade.

Bleu, born Jeremy Biddle, started his career in Mobile as Yung Bleu with a prolific catalog of releases, including a series of “Investments” mixtapes and R&B-oriented “Bleu Vandross” material. He broke through to national notice thanks in part to a high-profile endorsement by superstar Drake on a 2020 remix of the single “You’re Mines Still,” followed by the release of the album “Moon Boy” in 2021.

Bleu has remained an independent artist whose strength has been the streaming success of his songs. While he doesn’t boast a list of Top 10 singles in the conventional arena of radio play, he has won some significant industry recognition in the form of awards: In 2021 he won “Best New Artist” at the BET Awards, as well as the same honor at the Soul Train Awards.

He recently released “Tantra,” a follow-up album to “Moon Boy.” One of his newest ventures has been the construction of a studio facility he calls “Moon Boy University.”