LunchMoney Lewis

LunchMoney Lewis
Birth name Gamal Lewis
Born (1988-01-11) January 11, 1988
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2014–present
Labels
Associated acts

Gamal "LunchMoney" Lewis (born January 11, 1988) is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer. He is best known for his 2015 single "Bills", which topped the charts in Australia and peaked within the top ten in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Early life

Lewis was born in Miami, Florida. His father, Ian Lewis and uncle, Roger Lewis, are both members of the reggae group Inner Circle and have a recording studio, Circle House, in which 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 hip hop producer Salaam Remi.

Career

2014–2015: "Bills" and recognition

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 "Bo$$" 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: Rumored debut album

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.

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Bills

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[5]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[7]
CAN
[8]
GER
[9]
NLD
[10]
NZ
[11]
SWI
[12]
UK
[13]
2015 "Bills" 79 1 7 71 15 14 6 44 2 Bills
"Whip It!"
(featuring Chloe Angelides)
11 72 23 [upper-alpha 1]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[18]
TBA
"Ain't Too Cool"
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
USA AUS
[19]
CAN
"Greenlight"
(Pitbull featuring Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis)[20]
2016 95 79 Climate Change
"Money Maker"
(Throttle featuring LunchMoney Lewis and Aston Merrygold)
65 TBA

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Pop
Dig.

[21]
US
R&B
Bub.

[22]
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" (Big Payno x AFTERHRS Remix) One Direction Perfect EP
"Favorite" 2016 Travis Mills, K CAMP, Ty Dolla $ign While You Wait EP
"I Love Me" Meghan Trainor Thank You

Songwriting credits

List of songs written or co-written for other artists
Title Year Artist Album
"Bo$$" 2014 Fifth Harmony Reflection
"Burnin' Up"
(featuring 2 Chainz)
Jessie J Sweet Talker
"Break a Sweat" 2015 Becky G Non-album single
"Make Up"
(featuring Chloe Angelides)
R. City What Dreams Are Made Of
"End of The Day" One Direction Made in the A.M.
"Watch Me Do" 2016 Meghan Trainor Thank You
"I Love Me"
"I Won't Let You Down"
"Goosebumps"

Notes

  1. "Whip It!" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 6 on the NZ Heatseekers chart.[17]

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. "iTunes - Music - Bills - EP by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Inc. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  5. "LunchMoney Lewis – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  6. "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  7. "Discographie LunchMoney Lewis". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  8. "LunchMoney Lewis – Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  9. "Discographie LunchMoney Lewis". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  10. "Discografie LunchMoney Lewis". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  11. "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  12. "LunchMoney Lewis – Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch Hung Medien.
  13. "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". Official Charts Company.
  14. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  15. "BPI Certification – 21 August 2015". BPI. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  16. "New Zealand single certifications – LunchMoney Lewis – Bills". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  17. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  18. Ryan, Gavin (February 13, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Flume 'Never Be Like You' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  19. "CHART WATCH #388". auspOp. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  20. Navjosh. "New Music: Pitbull - 'Green Light' (feat. Flo Rida & LunchMoney Lewis)". HipHop-N-More. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  21. Peak chart positions for guest appearances in the United States:
  22. Peak chart positions for guest appearances in the United States:
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