Gamal Kosh Lewis (born January 11, 1988), better known as LunchMoney 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.

Early life

Gamal Lewis was born in

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, on January 11, 1988. His father, Ian Lewis, and uncle, Roger Lewis, are both members of the Jamaican

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group Inner Circle and have a recording studio, Circle House, where artists including

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and

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have recorded. While a teenager, Lewis was given the nickname "LunchMoney" and he was discovered by American

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producer

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Career

2014–2015: "Bills" and breakout

Lewis signed with

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's production company

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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" from

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's 2014 album ''

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''. He also co-wrote

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's single " Burnin' Up" from her album '' Sweet Talker'', and

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's single "

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" 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 and peaked at number one on the

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. In April 2015, Lewis released a

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and

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track titled "Real Thing", which is included on the ''Bills'' EP released on April 21. He was also featured on Young Money Yawn's song "Let's Go See Papi", also featuring

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2015–present

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 single outside of the ''Bills'' EP project, entitled "

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", featuring vocals from

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, 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 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

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's 2016 single "Again" and collaborated alongside

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on her promotional single "I Love Me" from her 2016 album ''

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''. In April 2017, Lewis joined Pitbull and

in performing "

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" at

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. On June 9, 2017, Lewis featured on

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'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 "

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Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Songwriting credits

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, LunchMoney 1988 births 21st-century American rappers American hip-hop singers American contemporary R&B singers American rappers of Jamaican descent Living people Musicians from Miami Pop rappers