LunchMoney Lewis

LunchMoney Lewis
Birth name	Gamal Lewis
Born	Miami, Florida, United States
Genres	Hip hop R&B pop
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter producer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Kemosabe Columbia
Associated acts	Dr. Luke Nicki Minaj Meghan Trainor

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.

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
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"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"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
		US Pop Dig. [19]	US R&B Bub. [20]
2015	"Trini Dem Girls" (Nicki Minaj featuring LunchMoney Lewis)	—	1	The Pinkprint
2015	"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

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. Hung, Steffen. "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
7. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie LunchMoney Lewis". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
8. "LunchMoney Lewis – Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
9. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie LunchMoney Lewis". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
10. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie LunchMoney Lewis". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
11. Hung, Steffen. "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
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. 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.
20. 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.