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| Birth name | Gamal Kosh Lewis |
| Born | (1988-01-11)January 11, 1988 (age 37) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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Gamal Kosh Lewis (born January 11, 1988), better known asLunchMoney 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.
Gamal Lewis was born inMiami, Florida, on January 11, 1988. His father, Ian Lewis, and uncle, Roger Lewis, are both members of the Jamaicanreggae groupInner Circle and have a recording studio, Circle House, where artists includingFlo Rida andLil Wayne have recorded.[1] While a teenager, Lewis was given the nickname "LunchMoney" and he was discovered by Americanhip hop producerSalaam Remi.
Lewis signed withDr. Luke's production companyPrescription Songs and started working with him as a producer. He first broke into wide recognition as a rapper after appearing on the song "Trini Dem Girls" fromNicki Minaj's 2014 albumThe Pinkprint. He also co-wroteJessie J's single "Burnin' Up" from her albumSweet Talker, andFifth Harmony's single "Boss" from the albumReflection.[2] In 2015, he released his debut single as a solo artist, "Bills", which peaked at 79 on theBillboard Hot 100[3] and peaked at number one on theARIA Charts.
In April 2015, Lewis released agarage rock andfunk track titled "Real Thing", which is included on theBills EP released on April 21.[4] He was also featured on Young Money Yawn's song "Let's Go See Papi", also featuringPusha T.
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After the success of theBills EP, Lewis was inspired to go back into the studio and started to write more music. In August 2015, his first single outside of theBills EP project, entitled "Whip It!", featuring vocals fromChloe 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 gameMadden 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 inYo Gotti's 2016 single "Again" and collaborated alongsideMeghan Trainor on her promotional single "I Love Me" from her 2016 albumThank You.
In April 2017, Lewis joinedPitbull andFlo Rida in performing "Greenlight" atWrestleMania 33.
On June 9, 2017, Lewis featured onAndy 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".[5]
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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| US [8] | AUS [9] | AUT [10] | CAN [11] | GER [12] | NLD [13] | NZ [14] | SWI [15] | UK [16] | ||||
| "Bills" | 2015 | 79 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 2 | Bills | |
| "Whip It!" (featuringChloe Angelides) | — | 11 | 72 | — | 23 | — | —[A] | — | 168 [24] | Non-album singles | ||
| "Ain't Too Cool" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "H.O.E. (Heaven On Earth)" (featuringTy Dolla Sign)[25] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Donald"[26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Who's Up?" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Make That Cake" (featuringDoja Cat) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pony" (featuringCity Girls)[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Cheat"[28] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Money Dance"[29] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ocean"[30] (featuringMeghan Trainor) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Stop" (featuringTrinidad James)[31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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| US | AUS [32] | CAN | UK | ||||
| "Greenlight" (Pitbull featuringFlo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis)[33] | 2016 | 95 | — | 79 | — | Climate Change | |
| "Money Maker" (Throttle featuring LunchMoney Lewis andAston Merrygold) | — | 65 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "What Happened to Love" (Wyclef Jean featuring LunchMoney Lewis andThe Knocks) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee | |
| "All Night" (Big Boi featuring LunchMoney Lewis) | —[B] | — | — | 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. | |||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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| US Pop Dig. [37] | US R&B Bub. [38] | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | "Trini Dem Girls" (Nicki Minaj featuring LunchMoney Lewis) | — | 1 | The Pinkprint | |||||||||
| "Mama" | 41 | — | Bills | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a song that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
| 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 andTy Dolla Sign | While You Wait EP |
| "I Love Me" | Meghan Trainor | Thank You | |
| "Lifestyle"[39] | Yo Gotti | White Friday (CM9) | |
| "Who I Am" | 2017 | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues |
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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| "Scholarship" (featuringASAP Rocky) | 2013 | Juicy J | Stay Trippy |
| "Boss" | 2014 | Fifth Harmony | Reflection |
| "Burnin' Up" (featuring2 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" (featuringChloe Angelides) | R. City | What Dreams Are Made Of | |
| "End of the Day" | One Direction | Made in the A.M. | |
| "Marching Band" (featuringJuicy 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 andFlo Rida) | Pitbull | Climate Change | |
| "Be the 1" | 2017 | Ricky Reed | Non-album single |
| "So Good" (featuringTy Dolla Sign) | Zara Larsson | So Good | |
| "Swalla" (featuringNicki Minaj andTy Dolla Sign) | Jason Derulo | TBA | |
| "Under Your Skin" (withR. 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 andThe Knocks) | Wyclef Jean | Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee | |
| "Buzzin'" | Alina Baraz | Non-album single | |
| "Save It for You" (featuringChris 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 andYo Gotti) | Blac Youngsta | 2.23 | |
| "Preacher Man" | The Driver Era | Non-album single | |
| "Familiar" (withJ Balvin) | Liam Payne | ||
| "Must've Been" (featuringDRAM) | Chromeo | Head Over Heels | |
| "Unless It's With You" | Christina Aguilera | Liberation | |
| "Bed" (featuringAriana Grande) | Nicki Minaj | Queen | |
| "Don't Cry" (featuringXXXTentacion) | 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 | Pink Friday 2 |
| “Lifetimes” | 2024 | Katy Perry | 143 |
| "Gyro-Drop" | 2025 | G-Dragon | Übermensch |
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