(ThyBlackMan.com) Few voices in R&B history can match the velvet smoothness and emotive power of Luther Vandross. A master of love ballads, Vandross crafted songs that transcended generations ...

The song is, of course, a tribute to the late Luther Vandross, who never topped the chart as a billed artist, although his voice has been heard on multiple No. 1s dating back nearly a half-century.

1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The single – whose title is an ode to late R&B legend Luther Vandross, who is sampled on the track — becomes Lamar’s sixth leader and SZA’s third.