Her debut studio album, Soul of a Woman (1998), received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); its lead single, "Friend of Mine" (featuring R. Kelly and Ronald Isley) peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Price guest featured alongside Faith Evans on Whitney Houston's 1998 single "Heartbreak Hotel," which peaked at number two on the chart and earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or a Group with Vocals.

She provided uncredited guest performances on Kanye West's 2016 songs "Ultralight Beam" and "Low Lights" (recording a sample of "So Alive" by Kings of Tomorrow), both from his album The Life of Pablo.

[2] Price was born in New York City in Far Rockaway, Queens, and she sang in church as a youngster.

Her first professional engagement was with singer George Michael at Madison Square Garden in New York City in January 1992.

Price was inducted as an honorary member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority in July 2006.

In June 2010, Price promoted her single "Tired" on The Jazz Joy and Roy syndicated radio show as "some of the best work of my career to date.

In September 2009, it was announced she would be joining Deborah Cox and Tamia to form the group The Queen Project.

[7] In 2016, Kelly was included in several songs on rapper Kanye West's album, The Life of Pablo.

[15] In April 1999, Price volunteered to showcase her fashion designs during a special charity gala and fashion show to help the National Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative raise money for breast cancer education for minority women.

[17] Price's mother was a survivor of inflammatory breast cancer[18] and an activist in educating the public about the disease.

Claudia experienced pain in her breast in 1997, but said fear and a lack of insurance kept her from seeking immediate medical attention.