"To get your PIN would be a blessing/ It's so precious like your skin tone"  - RIley on "BBM Me Up"

My patna DJ Hyphen (@DJHyphen) posts on his twitter the crazy things he gets in his e-mail inbox and calls it #inboxmadness. I thought I'd borrow that term and start doing the same with all the craziness I get on the daily (especially since I get at least 30 music related e-mails a day).

And I couldn't have chosen a better inductee to start this out than Riley and his new song BBM Me Up (Yes, ladies and gentlemen, he has a whole song dedicated to communicating with a girl through Blackberry Messenger).

Here's the e-mail :

re: "BBM Me Up" by Riley - (Pop/R&B) New Release From Richmond Street Records

Dear DJs, Tastemakers & Media

Please take a moment to listen to the attached MP3 of Riley's "BBM Me Up" which is the latest release from Toronto's Richmond Street Records:

Song: BBM Me Up
Artist: Riley (aka Darryl Riley)
Label: Richmond Street/Fontana
100% Canadian Content

"BBM Me Up" (referring to Blackberry Messenger) is a slow jam/pop/R&B smash hit along the same lines as some of the biggest radio hits of the 1990's from Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, Jagged Edge & Brian McKnight
.
Riley has established himself over the past few years in the studio writing hits for the likes of Kardinal Offishall, Rick Ross and more.
2010 is the year that Riley has stepped out of the back ground as a writer/producer & launched his solo career. In Jan 2010, Riley was featured on the hook of Kardinal's single "We Gon Go" (click to hear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_sHgBnOV58 )and now is launching his solo career with the smash hit "BBM Me Up."

To have a quick listen to "BBM ME UP" click the youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSVLN1jY3kQ

To download the full DJ Pack including accapella, instrumental & WAV files click: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ec0cwa

*****Try listening to this song & NOT walk around singing the hook!!!*************

The song itself is sort of like a corny mix of Jodeci, Trey Songz & Silk lol. It's obvious he was raised on ALOT of mid 90s R&B (whether that's good or bad can be debated). With that being said, I could see this actually being a hit in todays music climate. Especially with lines like:

"I seen you recent update/
wondering if you're up late"

Ohh and in case you're wondering, my actual BBM PIN is 21F59559