“Gonna Miss U” is Raphael’s tribute to the late, great Bobby Womack, released a day after Womack’s death. The song is introduced by an uncredited Snoop Dogg who acts as a radio DJ. On his SoundCloud page, Saadiq said:

Bobby Womack is one of my musical soul International known Heroes, Never had to chance to work with him, or even talk to him, But I did get a chance to shake his hand and say hello, although he didn’t know when I spoke to him, if felt like I knew him for a very long time, my parents would always play Bobby Womack Records in the house, and I continued to listen to them, So, much love to Bobby Womack and his Family, Here’s Toast to Bobby, a song I finish last night after I heard the news,
Gonna Miss You…

Have Beautiful Transition,

RS.

Kid Hood was a rapper from New York who became famous for his posthumous appearance on the 1992 remix to “Scenario,” a song by A Tribe Called Quest and Leaders of the New School. According to a memorial in The Source, Hood was beaten and shot only two days after recording his “Scenario” verse.

Leaders of the New School member Busta Rhymes made note of Hood’s death on the record, introducing it with “Whereas there are seven MC’s. Six which are in physical form, one which is in spiritual essence.” Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest paid homage by rapping “Peace to Hood baby from the midnight crooner” at the end of his verse.

In Hood’s The Source memorial, Q-Tip said:

When I first met him he was rhymin'. He didn’t say hello or nothin', he just started rhymin'. Every time I saw him he was rhymin', he was dope. He really seemed like he was sold on coming out and working hard. The day we taped [the “Scenario” remix], he went in the studio, took his shirt off, and went in the booth. He did it in one take.

After nearly two decades of silence, another song of Hood’s, titled “Drop the Bomb,” was recovered from an old live recording of The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show. Rapper/producer El-P weighed in on the subject and explained he produced the song posthumously around 1992. He had received Hood’s recording from a mutual friend, rapper Anttex, who Hood shouted out at the end of “Drop the Bomb.”

Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis were a disco duo known for their songs “You’re Gonna Get Next to Me,” a #12 hit in the United Kingdom, and “Easy Loving,” a Freddie Hart cover. The two were both signed as solo artists and as a duo to the short-lived Claridge Records.

Kirkland had previously recorded soul music with Mike & the Censations in the 1960’s, and had released more music in the early 70’s as both Michael Kirkland and Mike James Kirkland, including two studio albums. Davis had previously made waves with her single “I Need Money / The Smartest Fool” and as a part-time member of The Ikettes, Ike Turner’s female backing group.

Kirkland debut release as Bo was his first single on Claridge, “Grandfather Clock / Sure Got a Thing for You” in 1975. Quickly after, Bo and Ruth released their “Easy Loving” cover. Their only album, Bo & Ruth, came out the next year and consisted of ten songs: eight duets and Bo’s previously released solo record. The duo continued to chart in 1977 with “You’re Gonna Get Next to Me.”

In 2014, a compilation album was released featuring the Bo & Ruth album, four new duets, and Davis' “Lost in a Love Zone / Heartbreaker” single from 1978.

Mike James Kirkland is a R&B singer and songwriter who became popular in Los Angeles in the 60’s and the 70’s. Kirkland, who’s originally from Mississippi, was produced by his brother Robert Kirkland his whole career.

Kirkland first received attention as the lead singer of Mike & the Censations,. The group released a few singles in 60’s, most famously “There’s Nothing I Can Do About It.” Turning to more conscious lyrics, Kirkland released his first solo single “Together / The Prophet” in 1971, leading up to his heralded debut album Hang on in There the next year. Kirkland closed the Mike James saga in 1973 with another album, titled Doin' It Right.

Re-branded as Bo Kirkland, the singer returned in 1975 with the disco record “Grandfather Clock / Sure Got a Thing for You.” He quickly teamed up with former The Ikettes singer Ruth Davis, and together they became the face of Claridge Records. The duo released an album, Bo & Ruth, in 1976, which featured the highly successful single “You’re Gonna Get Next to Me.”

Decades after Kirkland’s career, John Legend and The Roots recorded a cover of “Hang on in There” for their collaboration album Wake Up!. The song earned the group a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance in 2011, which Kirkland received as the song’s sole writer, too. The same year, Legend and The Roots also received Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album and Best R&B Song for Wake Up! and “Shine,” respectfully.