LunchMoney Lewis
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Biography
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
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. 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 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. 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 song outside of the Bills EP project, entitled "Whip It!", featuring vocals form Chloe Angelides, was released. It later was accompanied by a music video which was released on September 15, 2015.
Then, in December 2015, a second song was released, entitled "Ain't Too Cool", on December 11, 2015. 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 song "I Love Me" from her 2016 album Thank You.
On April 2, 2017, he joined Pitbull and Flo Rida in performing "Greenlight" at WrestleMania 33.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Bills |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | NLD | NZ | SWI | UK | ||||
| 2015 | "Bills" | 79 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 2 |
| Bills |
| "Whip It!" (featuring Chloe Angelides) | — | 11 | 72 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — |
| Non-album singles | |
| "Ain't Too Cool" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2016 | "H.O.E. (Heaven On Earth)" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Donald" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
| 2018 | "Who's Up?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Make That Cake" (featuring Doja Cat) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pony" (featuring City Girls) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | CAN | UK | |||
| "Greenlight" (Pitbull featuring Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis) | 2016 | 95 | — | 79 | — | Climate Change |
| "Money Maker" (Throttle featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Aston Merrygold) | — | 65 | — | — | TBA | |
| "What Happened to Love" (Wyclef Jean featuring LunchMoney Lewis and The Knocks) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | Carnival III: The Fall and Riseof a Refugee |
| "All Night" (Big Boi featuring LunchMoney Lewis) | — | — | — | 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
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPopDig. | USR&BBub. | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | "Trini Dem Girls" (Nicki Minaj featuring LunchMoney Lewis) | — | 1 | The Pinkprint | |||||||||
| "Mama" | 41 | — | Bills | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a song that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "I Feel Good" | 2015 | Thomas Rhett | Tangled Up |
| "Drag Me Down" | 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" | Yo Gotti | White Friday (CM9) | |
| "Who I Am" | 2017 | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues |
Songwriting credits
| 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 Riseof 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 |