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LunchMoney Lewis

Gamal Kosh Lewis (born January 11, 1987), 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.[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

Singles

As lead artist

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Songwriting credits

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.

References

  1. ^ LunchMoney Lewis Biograph at AllMusic
  2. ^ Charts, Allmusic
  3. ^ "Premiere: Listen to LunchMoney Lewis' "Real Thing"". April 20, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Nicki Minaj". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "iTunes - Music - Bills - EP by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Inc. April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "Songs in the Key of Quarantine - EP by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Music. April 10, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "LunchMoney Lewis – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  8. ^ "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Discographie LunchMoney Lewis". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "LunchMoney Lewis – Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  11. ^ "Discographie LunchMoney Lewis". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Discografie LunchMoney Lewis". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "LunchMoney Lewis – Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". Official Charts Company.
  16. ^ "American certifications – LunchMoney Lewis". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  17. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  18. ^ "British certifications – LunchMoney Lewis". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 14, 2024. Type LunchMoney Lewis in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  19. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (LunchMoney Lewis)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "Austrian certifications – LunchMoney Lewis" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  21. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – LunchMoney Lewis – Bills". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  22. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  23. ^ "Chart Log UK" (TXT). Zobbel.de. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  24. ^ "H.O.E. (Heaven On Earth) [feat. Ty Dolla $ign] - Single by LunchMoney Lewis", Apple Music, retrieved December 6, 2022
  25. ^ "Donald" – via soundcloud.com.
  26. ^ "Pony (feat. City Girls) – Single by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Music. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  27. ^ "Cheat – Single by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Music. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  28. ^ @LunchMoneyLewis (January 27, 2021). "Ahem .. "Money Dance" Friday" (Tweet). Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Twitter.
  29. ^ @LunchMoneyLewis (March 11, 2021). "Ocean ft my dear friend @Meghan_Trainor out Friday" (Tweet). Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
  30. ^ "Don't Stop (feat. Trinidad James) – Single by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Music. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  31. ^ "CHART WATCH #388". auspOp. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ "American certifications – LunchMoney Lewis". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  34. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Pitbull – Greenlight". Music Canada. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  35. ^ "American single certifications – Big Boi – All Night". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  36. ^ Peak chart positions for guest appearances in the United States:
    • "Mama": "Billboard Chart Archive" (To access, type "LunchMoney Lewis" in the artist bar, then select "Mama" in the title bar.). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  37. ^ Peak chart positions for guest appearances in the United States:
    • "Trini Dem Girls": "Billboard Chart Archive" (To access, type "Nicki Minaj Featuring Lunchmoney Lewis" in the artist bar, then select "Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop" in the chart bar.). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  38. ^ "White Friday (CM9) by Yo Gotti On Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved December 22, 2016.