LunchMoney Lewis
| LunchMoney Lewis | |
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| Birth name | Gamal Lewis |
| Born | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2014–present |
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Gamal "LunchMoney" Lewis is an American hip hop recording artist. He is best known for his 2015 single "Bills", which topped the charts in Australia and peaked within the top ten of the charts in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
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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: Rumoured debut album
After the success of "Bills", the first single since the Bills EP was released, entitled "Whip It!" featuring Chloe Angelides, and was released in August 2015. A second single was then released called "Ain't Too Cool" along with the music video, both of which came out in December 2015. "Ain't Too Cool" featured in the 2015 video game Madden NFL 16.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Bills |
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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] |
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| 2015 | "Bills" | 79 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 2 | Bills | |
| "Whip It!" (featuring Chloe Angelides) |
— | 11 | 72 | — | 23 | — | —[upper-alpha 1] | — | — |
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TBA | |
| "Ain't Too Cool" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Again" (featuring Yo Gotti) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2016 | "I Love Me" (with Meghan Trainor) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank You | |
| "—" 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. [19] |
US R&B Bub. [20] |
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| 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
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Bo$$" | 2014 | Fifth Harmony | Reflection |
| "Burnin' Up" (featuring 2 Chainz) |
Jessie J | Sweet Talker |
Notes
- ↑ "Whip It!" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 6 on the NZ Heatseekers chart.[17]
References
- ↑ LunchMoney Lewis Biograph at AllMusic
- ↑ Charts, Allmusic
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