LunchMoney Lewis
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.
LunchMoney Lewis | |
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| Birth name | Gamal Kosh Lewis |
| Born | January 11, 1988 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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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
| Title | Details |
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| Bills |
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| Songs in the Key of Quarantine |
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As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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| US [7] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [9] |
CAN [10] |
GER [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZ [13] |
SWI [14] |
UK [15] | ||||
| "Bills" | 2015 | 79 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 2 | Bills | |
| "Whip It!" (featuring Chloe Angelides) |
— | 11 | 72 | — | 23 | — | —[upper-alpha 1] | — | 168 [22] |
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. | ||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| US | AUS [31] |
CAN | UK | |||
| "Greenlight" (Pitbull featuring Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis)[32] |
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) |
—[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
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| US Pop Dig. [33] |
US R&B Bub. [34] | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| "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"[35] | Yo Gotti | White Friday (CM9) | |
| "Who I Am" | 2017 | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues |
Songwriting credits
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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| "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 | TBA |
Notes
- "Whip It!" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Heatseekers chart.[21]
- "All Night" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
References
- LunchMoney Lewis Biograph at AllMusic
- Charts, Allmusic
- "Premiere: Listen to LunchMoney Lewis' "Real Thing"". April 20, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- "Nicki Minaj". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- "iTunes - Music - Bills - EP by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Inc. April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- "Songs in the Key of Quarantine - EP by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Music. April 10, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- "LunchMoney Lewis – Chart History: The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- "Discographie LunchMoney Lewis". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- "LunchMoney Lewis – Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- "Discographie LunchMoney Lewis". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- "Discografie LunchMoney Lewis". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- "LunchMoney Lewis – Swiss Charts". hitparade.ch Hung Medien.
- "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". Official Charts Company.
- "Gold & Platinum". RIAA.
- "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. June 8, 2015. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- "BPI Certification – 21 August 2015". BPI. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lunchmoney Lewis)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- "New Zealand single certifications – LunchMoney Lewis – Bills". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- "Chart Log UK" (TXT). Zobbel.de. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- Ryan, Gavin (February 13, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Flume 'Never Be Like You' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- "H.O.E. (Heaven On Earth) [feat. Ty Dolla $ign] - Single by LunchMoney Lewis", Apple Music, retrieved December 6, 2022
- "Donald" – via soundcloud.com.
- "Pony (feat. City Girls) – Single by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Music. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- "Cheat – Single by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Music. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- @LunchMoneyLewis (January 27, 2021). "Ahem .. "Money Dance" Friday" (Tweet). Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Twitter.
- @LunchMoneyLewis (March 11, 2021). "Ocean ft my dear friend @Meghan_Trainor out Friday" (Tweet). Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
- "Don't Stop (feat. Trinidad James) – Single by LunchMoney Lewis". Apple Music. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- "CHART WATCH #388". auspOp. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "White Friday (CM9) by Yo Gotti On Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved December 22, 2016.