New York Times critic Nate Chinen said 'where no one can really surpass her is in the convergence of raw hip-hop and electronic dance music', as on the songs ' Used To Being Alone', ' The Big Big Beat', and ' Queen of Clubs'. NME magazine's Joe Levine called it a 'blast' and praised Banks' ability to 'bounce effortlessly between genres'. Britt Julious from Pitchfork said the mixtape was not as good as Broke With Expensive Taste, but it still 'shimmered with Banks' skill and personality', with tracks that were not always consistent but nevertheless engrossing. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 75, based on seven reviews. Slay-Z received generally positive reviews from critics. On July 12, 2017, the mixtape was re-released commercially through Banks' label, Chaos & Glory Recordings. She further explained that the release had been motivated by the project's engineer leaking its songs.

The rapper activated it on March 24 in order to announce the release of Slay-Z, which was made available for free download through WeTransfer on that day. Prior to the release of the mixtape, Banks deactivated her Twitter handle for sixteen days. On March 2, 2016, Banks released ' Used To Being Alone' for streaming. Rick Ross's verse on ' Big Talk' was originally intended for a remix of Banks' song ' Ice Princess', however it was repurposed for Slay-Z due to label complications. ' Can't Do It like Me' was initially composed with American singer Rihanna in mind but was instead released solo. īanks originally devised Slay-Z as a tribute to American rapper Jay-Z. In July 2015, the rapper announced her departure from the aforementioned company nonetheless, she revealed the following month that her contract with Prospect Park forbade her from releasing new music until March 2016.

The genre-spanning longplayer garnered positive reviews from music critics, and peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard 200. Following multiple conflicts with record label Interscope Records, Banks released her debut album Broke With Expensive Taste in November 2014 through Prospect Park.

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