The rapper-turned-host showed some regret about how the interview was handled.
Billboard caught up with the "Never Walk Alone" producer at Palm Tree Music Festival.
The singer also shared that one song was scrapped last minute from the album's track list.
Aaron Egigian of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts will also be feted at the event.
Ja clowned the G-Unit leader on social media after the video began circulating online.
Clocking a viral hit with his March smash "Life Is Simple (Move Your Body)" the French producer is Billboard's dance Rookie of the Month for June.
A paparazzo and photo agency dropped two cases that accused the pop singer of violating copyright law by posting unlicensed pictures of herself to Instagram and X.
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"The seven albums presented here have for one reason or another never seen the light of day," The Boss wrote of the expansive set.
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