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.

Madriz Meza also received critical praise for her mixtape Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2: The Hangover (2018)[5] and her compilation album VIBEHIGHER (2018).

[8] Claudia Alexandra Madriz Meza was born on June 24, 1987, in San Jose, California,[9][10][11] to Mexican parents.

[12] At the age of 6, she appeared in school talent shows and began performing with her grandfather's mariachi band in Redwood City.

[16] After graduating high school, Madriz briefly attended San Diego Mesa College to begin studying to become a social worker.

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".

[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.

[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".

[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.

[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.

[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)".

[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.

[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 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 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.

Also in 2022, she appeared on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack, on a track titled La Vida, which featured rapper E-40.

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.