The eight-song project features collaborations with Rick Ross and Nina Sky; its production was handled by various musicians, including Benga, Coki, An Expresso, and Kaytranada.

[2] In July 2015, the rapper announced her departure from the aforementioned company;[3] nonetheless, she revealed the following month that her contract with Prospect Park forbade her from releasing new music until March 2016.

[6] 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.

[20] In a less enthusiastic review, HipHopDX writer Trent Clark said while Banks' talent was apparent on Slay Z, filler such as "Along the Coast" and "Used to Be Alone" suffered from poor musical choices; he described the latter track's beat as "an epileptic seizure of techno disharmony".

[11] Robert Christgau gave the mixtape a two-star honorable mention in his blog for Vice,[15] indicating a "likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy".