LunchMoney Lewis

LunchMoney Lewis
Birth name	Gamal Lewis
Born	January 11, 1988 Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop R&B pop
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter record producer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Kemosabe Columbia
Associated acts	Dr. Luke Nicki Minaj Meghan Trainor Pitbull twenty one pilots

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	Released: April 21, 2015[4] Format: Digital download Label: Kemosabe Records

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	ARIA: 2× Platinum[14] BPI: Gold[15] RMNZ: Gold[16]	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:
    • "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.
22. 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.