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LunchMoney Lewis
Birth nameGamal Kosh Lewis
Born (1988-01-11) January 11, 1988 (age 36)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2014–present
Labels

Gamal Kosh Lewis (born January 11, 1988), better known as LunchMoney Lewis, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his 2015 single "Bills", which topped the charts in Australia and peaked within the top 10 in New Zealand and the UK.

Early life

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Gamal Lewis was born in Miami, Florida, on January 11, 1988. His father, Ian Lewis, and uncle, Roger Lewis, are both members of the Jamaican reggae group Inner Circle and have a recording studio, Circle House, where artists including Flo Rida and Lil Wayne have recorded.[1] While a teenager, Lewis was given the nickname "LunchMoney" and he was discovered by American hip hop producer Salaam Remi.

Career

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2014–2015: "Bills" and breakout

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Lewis signed with Dr. Luke's production company Prescription Songs and started working with him as a producer. He first broke into wide recognition as a rapper after appearing on the song "Trini Dem Girls" from Nicki Minaj's 2014 album The Pinkprint. He also co-wrote Jessie J's single "Burnin' Up" from her album Sweet Talker, and Fifth Harmony's single "Boss" from the album Reflection.[2] In 2015, he released his debut single as a solo artist, "Bills", which peaked at 79 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] and peaked at number one on the ARIA Charts.

In April 2015, Lewis released a garage rock and funk track titled "Real Thing", which is included on the Bills EP released on April 21.[4] He was also featured on Young Money Yawn's song "Let's Go See Papi", also featuring Pusha T.

2015–present

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After the success of the Bills EP, Lewis was inspired to go back into the studio and started to write more music. In August 2015, his first single outside of the Bills EP project, entitled "Whip It!", featuring vocals from Chloe Angelides, was released. It later was accompanied by a music video which was released on September 15, 2015.

Then, in December 2015, he released another single, entitled "Ain't Too Cool". The song later featured in the 2015 video game Madden NFL 16. This sparked much interest on Lewis writing up his debut album.

Coming into 2016, Lewis took part in many collaborations. He featured vocals in Yo Gotti's 2016 single "Again" and collaborated alongside Meghan Trainor on her promotional single "I Love Me" from her 2016 album Thank You.

In April 2017, Lewis joined Pitbull and Flo Rida in performing "Greenlight" at WrestleMania 33.

On June 9, 2017, Lewis featured on Andy Grammer's new single titled "Give Love".

In August 2022, Lewis got his first chart-topper in the United States as a songwriter, due to his credit on Minaj's "Super Freaky Girl".[5]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Title Details
Bills
Songs in the Key of Quarantine
  • Released: April 10, 2020[7]
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Lunchbox Records

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[8] 		AUS
[9] 		AUT
[10] 		CAN
[11] 		GER
[12] 		NLD
[13] 		NZ
[14] 		SWI
[15] 		UK
[16]
"Bills" 2015 79 1 7 71 15 14 6 44 2 Bills
"Whip It!"
(featuring Chloe Angelides) 		— 11 72 — 23 — —[A] — 168
[24] 		Non-album singles
"Ain't Too Cool" — — — — — — — — —
"H.O.E. (Heaven On Earth)"
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign)[25] 		2017 — — — — — — — — —
"Donald"[26] — — — — — — — — —
"Who's Up?" 2018 — — — — — — — — —
"Make That Cake"
(featuring Doja Cat) 		2019 — — — — — — — — —
"Pony"
(featuring City Girls)[27] 		— — — — — — — — —
"Cheat"[28] 2020 — — — — — — — — —
"Money Dance"[29] 2021 — — — — — — — — —
"Ocean"[30]
(featuring Meghan Trainor) 		— — — — — — — — —
"Don't Stop"
(featuring Trinidad James)[31] 		— — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US AUS
[32] 		CAN UK
"Greenlight"
(Pitbull featuring Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis)[33] 		2016 95 — 79 — Climate Change
"Money Maker"
(Throttle featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Aston Merrygold) 		— 65 — — Non-album single
"What Happened to Love"
(Wyclef Jean featuring LunchMoney Lewis and The Knocks) 		2017 — — — — Carnival III: The Fall and Rise
of a Refugee
"All Night"
(Big Boi featuring LunchMoney Lewis) 		—[B] — — 76 Boomiverse
"Give Love"
(Andy Grammer featuring LunchMoney Lewis) 		— — — — The Good Parts
"Ridiculous"
(Kyrie Irving featuring LunchMoney Lewis) 		2018 — — — — Uncle Drew (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

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Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Pop
Dig.
[37] 		US
R&B
Bub.
[38]
2015 "Trini Dem Girls"
(Nicki Minaj featuring LunchMoney Lewis) 		— 1 The Pinkprint
"Mama" 41 — Bills
"—" denotes a song that did not chart.

Guest appearances

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Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"I Feel Good" 2015 Thomas Rhett Tangled Up
"Drag Me Down" (Big Payno x AFTERHRS Remix) One Direction Perfect EP
"Favorite" 2016 Travis Mills, K Camp and Ty Dolla Sign While You Wait EP
"I Love Me" Meghan Trainor Thank You
"Lifestyle"[39] Yo Gotti White Friday (CM9)
"Who I Am" 2017 Maroon 5 Red Pill Blues

Songwriting credits

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List of songs written or co-written for other artists
Title Year Artist Album
"Scholarship"
(featuring ASAP Rocky) 		2013 Juicy J Stay Trippy
"Boss" 2014 Fifth Harmony Reflection
"Burnin' Up"
(featuring 2 Chainz) 		Jessie J Sweet Talker
"Stand Up" Chris Webby Chemically Imbalanced
"Jackie (B.M.F.)" 2015 Ciara Jackie
"Lullaby"
"Give Me Love"
"First Time" Icona Pop Emergency EP
"Break a Sweat" Becky G Non-album single
"Not Too Young" Sabina Ddumba Homeward Bound
"Make Up"
(featuring Chloe Angelides) 		R. City What Dreams Are Made Of
"End of the Day" One Direction Made in the A.M.
"Marching Band"
(featuring Juicy J) 		R. Kelly The Buffet
"Ain't Your Mama" 2016 Jennifer Lopez Non-album single
"Watch Me Do" Meghan Trainor Thank You
"I Love Me"
(with LunchMoney Lewis)
"I Won't Let You Down"
"Goosebumps"
"Greenlight"
(featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Flo Rida) 		Pitbull Climate Change
"Be the 1" 2017 Ricky Reed Non-album single
"So Good"
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign) 		Zara Larsson So Good
"Swalla"
(featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign) 		Jason Derulo TBA
"Under Your Skin"
(with R. City) 		Seeb Non-album single
"Todo Cambio" Becky G TBA
"Priceless" Trey Songz Tremaine
"Give Love"
(featuring LunchMoney Lewis) 		Andy Grammer The Good Parts
"All Night" Big Boi Boomiverse
"What Happened to Love"
(featuring LunchMoney Lewis and The Knocks) 		Wyclef Jean Carnival III: The Fall and Rise
of a Refugee
"Buzzin'" Alina Baraz Non-album single
"Save It for You"
(featuring Chris Brown) 		Yo Gotti I Still Am
"Who I Am"
(featuring LunchMoney Lewis) 		Maroon 5 Red Pill Blues
"I Don't Care"
(featuring LunchMoney Lewis) 		2018 Snoop Dogg 220 EP
"Bandz"
(featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Yo Gotti) 		Blac Youngsta 2.23
"Preacher Man" The Driver Era Non-album single
"Familiar"
(with J Balvin) 		Liam Payne
"Must've Been"
(featuring DRAM) 		Chromeo Head Over Heels
"Unless It's With You" Christina Aguilera Liberation
"Bed"
(featuring Ariana Grande) 		Nicki Minaj Queen
"Don't Cry"
(featuring XXXTentacion) 		Lil Wayne Tha Carter V
"Can't Be Broken"
"Nobody Else" 2019 Backstreet Boys DNA
"Foolish" Meghan Trainor The Love Train EP
"Birthday Party" 2021 NCT U Universe
“Super Freaky Girl” 2022 Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2
“Lifetimes” 2024 Katy Perry 143

Notes

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  1. ^ "Whip It!" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Heatseekers chart.[23]
  2. ^ "All Night" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

References

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  1. ^ LunchMoney Lewis Biograph at AllMusic
  2. ^ "After Blowing Up Overseas, LunchMoney Lewis Brings "Bills" Home to Miami". Miami New Times. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Charts, Allmusic
  4. ^ "Premiere: Listen to LunchMoney Lewis' "Real Thing"". April 20, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "Nicki Minaj". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "iTunes - Music - Bills - EP by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Inc. April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  7. ^ "Songs in the Key of Quarantine - EP by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Music. April 10, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "LunchMoney Lewis – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  9. ^ "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Discographie LunchMoney Lewis". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "LunchMoney Lewis – Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  12. ^ "Discographie LunchMoney Lewis". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Discografie LunchMoney Lewis". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "LunchMoney Lewis – Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". Official Charts Company.
  17. ^ "American certifications – LunchMoney Lewis". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  18. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  19. ^ "British certifications – LunchMoney Lewis". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 14, 2024. Type LunchMoney Lewis in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (LunchMoney Lewis)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  21. ^ "Austrian certifications – LunchMoney Lewis" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  22. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – LunchMoney Lewis – Bills". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  23. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  24. ^ "Chart Log UK" (TXT). Zobbel.de. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  25. ^ "H.O.E. (Heaven On Earth) [feat. Ty Dolla $ign] - Single by LunchMoney Lewis", Apple Music, retrieved December 6, 2022
  26. ^ "Donald" – via soundcloud.com.
  27. ^ "Pony (feat. City Girls) – Single by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Music. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  28. ^ "Cheat – Single by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Music. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  29. ^ @LunchMoneyLewis (January 27, 2021). "Ahem .. "Money Dance" Friday" (Tweet). Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Twitter.
  30. ^ @LunchMoneyLewis (March 11, 2021). "Ocean ft my dear friend @Meghan_Trainor out Friday" (Tweet). Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
  31. ^ "Don't Stop (feat. Trinidad James) – Single by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Music. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  32. ^ "CHART WATCH #388". auspOp. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  33. ^ Navjosh. "New Music: Pitbull - 'Green Light' (feat. Flo Rida & LunchMoney Lewis)". HipHop-N-More. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  34. ^ "American certifications – LunchMoney Lewis". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  35. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Pitbull – Greenlight". Music Canada. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  36. ^ "American single certifications – Big Boi – All Night". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  37. ^ Peak chart positions for guest appearances in the United States:
  38. ^ Peak chart positions for guest appearances in the United States:
  39. ^ "White Friday (CM9) by Yo Gotti On Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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