LunchMoney Lewis

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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 active2002–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.

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Early life

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 his start in songwriting by American hip hop producer Salaam Remi.

Career

2014–2015: "Bills" and breakout

Lewis began working with Dr. Luke as a producer and 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 . In 2015, he released his debut single as a solo artist, "Bills", which peaked at 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 [2] 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. [3] He was also featured on Young Money Yawn's song "Let's Go See Papi", also featuring Pusha T.

2015–present

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". [4]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Bills
Songs in the Key of Quarantine
  • Released: April 10, 2020 [6]
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Lunchbox Records

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[7]
AUS
[8]
AUT
[9]
CAN
[10]
GER
[11]
NLD
[12]
NZ
[13]
SWI
[14]
UK
[15]
"Bills"201579177115146442Bills
"Whip It!"
(featuring Chloe Angelides)
117223 [upper-alpha 1] 168
[23]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum [17]
  • BVMI: Gold [19]
Non-album singles
"Ain't Too Cool"
"H.O.E. (Heaven On Earth)"
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign) [24]
2017
"Donald" [25]
"Who's Up?"2018
"Make That Cake"
(featuring Doja Cat)
2019
"Pony"
(featuring City Girls) [26]
"Cheat" [27] 2020
"Money Dance" [28] 2021
"Ocean" [29]
(featuring Meghan Trainor)
"Don't Stop"
(featuring Trinidad James) [30]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US AUS
[31]
CAN UK
"Greenlight"
(Pitbull featuring Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis) [32]
20169579 Climate Change
"Money Maker"
(Throttle featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Aston Merrygold)
65Non-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)
[upper-alpha 2] 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

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Pop
Dig.

[36]
US
R&B
Bub.

[37]
2015"Trini Dem Girls"
(Nicki Minaj featuring LunchMoney Lewis)
1 The Pinkprint
"Mama"41Bills
"—" denotes a song that did not chart.

Guest appearances

TitleYearOther 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" [38] Yo Gotti White Friday (CM9)
"Who I Am"2017 Maroon 5 Red Pill Blues

Songwriting credits

List of songs written or co-written for other artists
TitleYearArtistAlbum
"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 Youngsta2.23
"Preacher Man"The Driver EraNon-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 Girl2022 Nicki Minaj Pink Friday 2
Lifetimes2024 Katy Perry 143

Notes

  1. "Whip It!" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Heatseekers chart. [22]
  2. "All Night" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

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