Snow tha Product | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Birth name | Claudia Alexandra Madriz Meza [1] |
Also known as | Claudia Alexandra Feliciano (until 2016) |
Born | San Jose, California, U.S. | June 24, 1987
Genres | |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels |
|
Website | snowthaproduct |
Claudia Alexandra Madriz Meza (born June 24, 1987), [1] known professionally as Snow tha Product, is a Mexican American rapper and singer from San Jose, California. [3] [4] Her debut studio album, Unorthodox (2011) was met with positive critical reception and led her to sign with Atlantic Records the following year. Her commercial mixtape, Half Way There... Pt. 1 (2016) entered the Top Rap Albums chart at number 15. Her other releases failed to chart, leading her to part ways with the label in November 2018.
Madriz Meza also received critical praise for her mixtape Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2: The Hangover (2018) [5] and her compilation album VIBEHIGHER (2018). [6] [7] She has also appeared in several episodes of the 2016 USA Network series, Queen of the South . [8]
Claudia Alexandra Madriz Meza was born on June 24, 1987, in San Jose, California, [9] [10] [11] to Mexican parents. Her father was an undocumented immigrant from Michoacán [12] and her mother, who is from Zacatecas, immigrated legally to the United States. [13] She has a younger brother. [14]
During her early years, Madriz was exposed to mariachi music on her father's side of the family as both her father and grandfather were mariachi singers. [12] At the age of 6, she appeared in school talent shows and began performing with her grandfather's mariachi band in Redwood City. She got her first exposure to hip hop when she moved to San Diego and gradually became more involved with her own music. Claudia attended Mira Mesa Senior High School. [15] As a teenager, she started freestyling with her friends. [16]
After graduating high school, Madriz briefly attended San Diego Mesa College to begin studying to become a social worker. At the age of 19, she began taking music seriously and dropped out of her first semester of college to pursue a career as a rapper. [17] She adopted her name from Disney's character Snow White. Initially she used the name "Snow White", and then added "the Product". Then she changed it into her new moniker as "Snow White Tha Product", [18] [17] [19] and ultimately "Snow Tha Product". After recording a number of songs in Spanish, she caught the attention of Mexican artist Jaime Kohen. They recorded a collaboration song, titled "Alguien", which became popular in Mexico and appeared on Kohen's album Fotosíntesis. [17] [11]
In 2007, Tha Product released her first compilation album Verbal Assault Vol.1 with many local artists under her label Product Entertainment LLC. It was followed in 2008 with her first solo mixtape Raising Tha Bar: Tha Mixtape, which included many remixes of popular songs of the era. In 2009, Verbal Assault Vol. 2 was released, with the single "Whatever It Takes". In 2010, Tha Product released Wake Ya Game Up, Vol. 1, along with the Wake Ya Game Up and Woke clothing brands and apparel.
In 2010, Tha Product released the mixtape Run Up or Shut Up, which was hosted by DJ Ames from the UK and included the hit single "Drunk Love". On February 16, 2011, the official music video was featured in the popular Latino music television channel Mun2. [20] Tha Product then moved her and her family to Texas and performed for two consecutive years at the South by Southwest festival. [17]
On October 26, 2011, Tha Product released her debut independent album on Street Science Ent. Unorthodox . [21] "Drunk Love" was re-released as a single along with "Woke Wednesday". [22] Her real breakthrough came with the song "Holy Shit". The 97-second-long song received acclaim and was featured on 50 Cent's site ThisIs50.com. [17] The success of her songs caught the attention of three major record labels, which got in contact with her – Sony, Universal and Atlantic. [17] Adam Bernard of RapReviews.com, impressed by her work, went on to write "[Snow] may very well be one of the leaders of ... a bold new era of female emcees." [23]
In 2012, Snow signed to Atlantic Records following her independent success with Unorthodox. She appeared on songs by major artists, such as DJ Paul [24] and Krizz Kaliko. [25] In November, she performed at the ABN Reunion concert in Houston, Texas, among rappers Trae and Z-Ro. [26] On December 12, 2012, Snow released her anticipated mixtape Good Nights & Bad Mornings , which spawned 3 singles: "Cookie Cutter Bitches", "Damn It" and "Lord Be with You". [27]
The sequel to Good Nights & Bad Mornings was released on October 14, 2013. [28] The tape, called Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2: The Hangover has guest appearances from Tech N9ne, The Cataracs, Trae tha Truth, CyHi the Prynce, Dizzy Wright and Ty Dolla Sign. [29] On May 16, 2013, Snow released the first single "Cali Luv", produced by The Cataracs, which samples 2Pac's hit California Love. [30] She was featured on Dutch DJ Chuckie's single "Makin Papers" along Lupe Fiasco and Too Short. The video for the song premiered on MTV on August 8, 2013. [31] In 2013, Snow went on the Fight to Unite Tour with Kottonmouth Kings and Dizzy Wright [32] and performed at the 2013 South by Southwest (SXSW) and Rock the Bells festivals. [33] [34] In February 2014, Snow went on a F#*K YOUR PLANS (COME KICK IT) tour. On March 19, 2014, Snow was featured on the song "Not for the Weak Minded" by Kxng Crooked. [35]
On June 30, 2015, Snow released the mixtape, The Rest Comes Later. Followed by a tour of the same name with Audio Push. [36] On February 17, 2016, she was featured on the remix to Joell Ortiz's single "Kill at Will". [37] On May 2, 2016, she announced the Halfway There tour. [38] On June 17, 2016, she released her commercial mixtape Half Way There... Pt. 1 . [39]
In November 2016, Snow contributed to The Hamilton Mixtape, joining rappers K'naan, Riz MC, and Residente on the track "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)". [40] The music video for the song was released on June 28, 2017. [41] [42] In August 2017, the song has won Snow and her collaborators an MTV Video Music Award in the category of Best Fight Against the System. [43]
In October 2017 she released the single "Nuestra Cancion Pt. 2", which featured fellow American singer Arcángel. [44]
On October 4, 2017, Snow released the unfinished mixtape of VIBEHIGHER with artists Castro Escobar, Lex the Great, Jandro, and AJ Hernz on YouTube. She followed this with a tour of the same name in 2017 and 2018.
In 2017, Tha Product featured as Lil' Traviesa, also known as Lil' T, on the television series Queen of the South . [44]
In November 2018, Snow left Atlantic Records and went independent. She announced that she was releasing the full VIBEHIGHER mixtape on December 22, 2018, since it was finished and ready to be put out under her independent label Product Entertainment LLC.
On May 1, 2019, Snow went on the 30-day Going Off tour. [45] On September 12, she went on tour again which she named Going Off: Part 2.
In 2021, Snow received her first nomination for Latin GRAMMY Awards in the category of Best Rap/Hip-Hop Song for her collaboration song with Argentine producer Bizarrap "BZRP Music Sessions #39". [46] [47] She announced that her album VALEMADRE would be released in mid-2022.
On February 11, 2022, Snow announced that she was going on a national tour throughout April and May 2022 which she named the Dale Gas tour.
On September 9, 2022, Tha Product released "Piña" with Cuban-American singer Lauren Jauregui, with the videoclip releasing on December 9. On October 21, 2022, Snow tha Product released the studio album To Anywhere featuring collaborations with vf7, AJ Hernz, Santa Fe Klan, Juicy J, and Rotimi. To Anywhere is her first solo project in five years and her first studio album in a decade.
Also in 2022, she appeared on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack, on a track titled La Vida, which featured rapper E-40. [48]
Snow is known for her rapid fire style of rapping. [19] She stated she admires and supports artists who have their own original style. She is influenced by artists such as Missy Elliott, Da Brat, [16] Big Pun, Lauryn Hill, Aaliyah, Amy Winehouse, André 3000, Ludacris, Johnny Cash, Eminem, Busta Rhymes, 2Pac, [23] Mac Dre, Tech N9ne, and Brotha Lynch Hung, [18] as well as Mexican actress María Félix and singers Selena Quintanilla, Gloria Trevi and Lupita D'Alessio. [29]
Snow is bilingual, speaking fluent English and Spanish, and records in both languages. [22]
In a June 2018 interview, Snow revealed that she got married when she was 19 which lasted for a decade from 2006 until 2016. From her marriage, she has a child by the name of Andrew Feliciano Jr. (born April 2010) with her former husband, Andrew Feliciano. [49] During an interview with Power 106 Los Angeles radio show in July 2018 she spoke about her experience raising her son and said her son was eight years old during the time of the interview. [50]
In 2017, Snow started dating Julisa Aponte, also known as (Daddie) JuJu. On July 10, 2019, they announced their engagement when JuJu proposed to her. [51] They have a YouTube channel called "everydaydays" and a podcast called "everynightnights". [52] The YouTube channel was created on January 23, 2017, but was not officially used until November 28, 2018, for its first video. [53] Snow announced they ended their relationship in late March 2022, after a few difficult months together.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Snow bought a ranch in California, wanting to embrace her Mexican roots of living on a ranch and centralizing all of her operations and businesses. She moved in September 2020. [54] [55]
Snow has always been very open that she has ADHD, and says that having ADHD is something that motivates her to put her energy in different projects. [56] [57]
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. Rooted in Southern hip-hop, he is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, and widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. Known for his creative lyrical ability—which often uses punchlines, homonyms, word play—and braggadocio, his music often deals with the subjects of wealth, drugs, and sex. Born and raised in New Orleans, he was discovered by hometown rapper Birdman in 1993 and signed with the latter's record label, Cash Money Records, at age eleven. He emerged as the flagship artist of the label in the following years until his departure in June 2018.
Katrina Laverne Kearse, known professionally as Trina, is an American rapper. She rose to prominence in the late 1990s for her collaborations with Trick Daddy on the singles "Nann Nigga", "Shut Up", and "Take It to da House". In 2000, she released her debut album Da Baddest Bitch. Afterwards, she made an appearance on the remix of "One Minute Man" by Missy Elliott and Ludacris. In 2002, she released the Kanye West-produced single "B R Right" featuring Ludacris, from her sophomore album Diamond Princess (2002).
Grand Hustle Records, also known as Hustle Gang Music, is an American hip hop record label, founded in 2003, by American rapper and record executive T.I. and his manager Jason Geter. The label was distributed by Atlantic Records until December 2012, and has since operated as an independent record label. Its roster has included acts such as 8Ball & MJG, B.o.B, Killer Mike, Young Dro, DJ Drama, Iggy Azalea, Meek Mill, Chip, Travis Scott,The OMG Girlz and Trae tha Truth, the latter of whom also served as the label's vice president. The label also houses a roster of record producers, which has included Lil' C, Mars and Nard & B.
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown, better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he formed Tha Dogg Pound in 1992 along with Daz Dillinger; the rap duo has released eight albums. He also formed the hip hop group The Hrsmn in 1996, with whom he has released two albums. His debut solo album, Kuruption! (1998) was released by A&M Records and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200.
Frazier Othel Thompson III, better known by his stage name Trae tha Truth, is an American rapper. He embarked on a recording career in 1998, and established local prominence in the Texas hip hop scene with his solo debut, Losing Composure (2003). His second and third albums, Same Thing Different Day (2004) and Restless (2006), followed thereafter, the latter of which was his debut on Rap-a-Lot Records.
The discography of American rapper T.I. consists of eleven studio albums, one compilation album, one remix album, four extended plays (EPs), 13 mixtapes, 110 singles and 11 promotional singles. He has also released one music video album and over 60 music videos, the details of which are included in his videography.
Jeremy McArthur, known professionally as Arthur McArthur, is a Grammy-nominated Canadian record producer from Toronto, Ontario. A classically trained piano and guitar player, he has been involved in music producing since 2008. He has worked with artists such as Drake, Big Boi, Rick Ross, Tyga, Big Sean, Kelly Rowland, Dr. Dre, and Logic, among others.
Karim Kharbouch, better known by his stage name French Montana, is a Moroccan-American rapper. Born and raised in Morocco, he immigrated to New York City with his family at the age of 13 and began his career as a battle rapper in the early 2000s — under the name Young French.
Charles Jawanzaa Worth, known by his stage name King Chip, is an American rapper from Cleveland, Ohio. He is best known for his guest appearance on fellow Cleveland rapper Kid Cudi's 2013 single "Just What I Am," which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Along with his association with Cudi, Worth has amassed numerous mixtapes tailored for the Cleveland area.
American rapper and record producer J. Cole has released six studio albums, one live album, four compilation albums, three extended plays, four mixtapes, 58 singles, two promotional singles and twenty one music videos.
Amethyst Amelia Kelly, known professionally as Iggy Azalea, is an Australian rapper, songwriter, model and businesswoman. Born in Sydney, Australia, Azalea moved to the United States at the age of 16 in order to pursue a career in music. Azalea earned public recognition after releasing the music videos for her songs "Pussy" and "Two Times" on YouTube. Shortly after releasing those two songs, she released her debut mixtape, Ignorant Art (2011), and subsequently signed a recording contract with American rapper T.I.'s Grand Hustle label.
"Shot Caller" is a song by American hip hop recording artist French Montana, released on January 10, 2012, as his commercial debut single. The hip hop song features singer Charlie Rock on the chorus, and was produced by record producer Harry Fraud. The song was first released as part of Montana's mixtape Mister 16: Casino Life on February 15, 2011.
The discography of American rapper Meek Mill consists of five studio albums, seven extended plays, one compilation album, three collaborative albums, eleven mixtapes, fifty-four singles, ten promotional singles and thirty music videos.
Tiffany Parham, known professionally as Tiffany Foxx, is an American rapper. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Foxx first gained recognition in 2005 after appearing on Snoop Dogg's compilation album Welcome to tha Chuuch: Da Album. In 2010, she formed a hip-hop group "June 5th". They released the mixtape HERstory before Foxx decided to pursue a solo career.
Good Nights and Bad Mornings 2: The Hangover is the sixth mixtape by Mexican-American rapper Snow tha Product. It was released on October 14, 2013, by her independent record label WOKE Productions. Snow Tha Product enlisted the collaborators such as Tech N9ne, Dizzy Wright, Trae tha Truth, Cyhi the Prynce and Ty Dolla $ign, among others.
Seandrea Sledge, better known by her stage name Dreezy, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. She signed with Interscope Records in 2014 where she released the studio albums No Hard Feelings (2016) and Big Dreez (2019). In 2020, she split from the label and released Hitgirl (2022), a collaboration album with Hit-Boy.
Trinity Laure'Ale Home , better known by her stage name Tink, is an American rapper and R&B singer from Chicago, Illinois. She signed with record producer Timbaland's Mosley Music Group, an imprint of Epic Records to release her 2014 debut single, "Treat Me Like Somebody". Her 2015 single, "Million", entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100. Both produced by Timbaland, the songs were intended to precede her debut studio album Think Tink, although disagreements with the producer led her to part ways with the label in 2017.
"Snow Tha Product: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 39" is a song by Argentine record producer Bizarrap and American rapper Snow Tha Product. It was released on April 28, 2021, through Warner Music Latina and Dale Play Records. The music video for the song has more than 212 million views on YouTube. The song reached the top 20 of the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart. The song was nominated for the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards for "Best Rap/Hip-Hop Song".
Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon, known professionally as Doechii, is an American rapper and singer. After releasing her debut EP, Oh the Places You'll Go (2020), she rose to prominence on TikTok with the viral success of her song "Yucky Blucky Fruitcake" in 2021. She then signed with Top Dawg Entertainment in a joint venture with Capitol Records, through which she released her second EP, She / Her / Black Bitch (2022). Her 2023 single "What It Is " marked her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The following year, she released her mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal (2024) to widespread critical acclaim.
Addarren La Keith Ross, known professionally as Lil Snupe, was an American rapper from Jonesboro, Louisiana signed to Meek Mill's record label Dream Chasers Records. His death at a young age was honored by several hip hop musicians and made him the subject of numerous musical tributes and documentaries.
Throughout her career, Feliciano has incorporated melodic elements from pop and R&B into her style while still holding onto the lyrical fundamentals of the genre's origins.