*Raekwon says squabbling members of his rap group the Wu-Tang Clan need to get their act together in the run up to the Dec. 11 release of, "The 8 Diagrams," their first new album since 2001's "Iron Flag."

"Bottom line, it's a lot of business that's f*cking up the creativity," Raekwon explained on the Missinfo.TV blog Wednesday. "When you're dealing with two beefs...money and art, that's serious. You can't work for something you can't trust."

Last month, Ghostface Killah told Billboard that he was frustrated with Wu-Tang's request that he delay the Dec. 4 release of his new album, "The Big Doe Rehab," so the Wu-Tang disc could come out that day instead. He also said he hadn't been paid his share for touring with Wu-Tang this summer.

Although he declined to address specific gripes, RZA talked to Billboard yesterday about the inherent difficulties of blending his sensibilities with those of his group mates.

"My idea with this album was to have an hour of your day be different -- you go into this other world of beats, hardcore lyrics and imagery of hip-hop," he said. "I wanted the listener to be stimulated by the music. I don't know if everybody agreed with it. Everybody has their own opinion. This is in my vision at the end of the day."