LunchMoney Lewis

LunchMoney Lewis
Birth name Gamal Lewis
Born Miami, Florida, United States
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Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Labels
Associated acts

Gamal Lewis, better known by his stage name LunchMoney Lewis, is an American hip hop artist from Miami, Florida. He is best known for his 2015 single "Bills", the song peaked to number 1 for two weeks on the Australian Singles Chart.

Early life

Lewis's father and uncle were both members of the reggae group Inner Circle and had a recording studio, Circle House, in which reggae and hip-hop artists (including Flo Rida and Lil Wayne) recorded.[1]

Career

2014–present: "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 Nicki Minaj album The Pinkprint for the song "Trini Dem Girls" in 2014. He also co-wrote Jessie J's single "Burnin' Up" from the 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 has so far peaked at 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 [2] and peaked at number 1 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]

Discography

Extended plays

Year Title
2015 Bills
  • Released: 21 April 2015[4]
  • Label: Kemosabe Records

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[5]		 AUS
[6]		 CAN
[7]		 NL
[8]		 NZ
[9]
2015 "Bills" 79 1 85 20 6 Bills - EP

References

  1. ↑ LunchMoney Lewis Biograph at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Charts, Allmusic
  3. ↑ http://ca.complex.com/music/2015/04/lunchmoney-lewis-new-song-premiere-real-thing
  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. ↑ "LunchMoney Lewis – Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  8. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie LunchMoney Lewis". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  9. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography LunchMoney Lewis". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  10. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (April 4, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Major Lazer Has No 1 Song". Noise11. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – LunchMoney Lewis – Bills". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 April 2015.