[1][2] In late 2016, Claudio uploaded several songs to SoundCloud, before compiling a select collection as part of her debut extended play, Confidently Lost, which was released independently in March 2017.

Her debut mixtape, About Time, was released on October 5; it peaked at number 13 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

[5] Over the course of 2016, Claudio released several singles, including "Runnin' Thru Lovers",[6] "Orion's Belt",[7] and Confidently Lost.

Her debut studio album No Rain, No Flowers, was released on August 15, 2018, preceded by the single "Messages From Her".

[16] In April 2018, a series of screenshots began to circulate around the social media app Twitter showcasing Claudio's use of several racial slurs, and other offensive language directed at Black women.