So is there or is there not conflict within the Wu Tang Clan?
As previously reported, there were reports Ghostface Killah had fallen out with his Clan-mates after it became clear the release of his solo album and the release of the new Clan album 'The 8 Diagrams' would clash. But Wu Tang producer RZA responded by saying was no such fall out, and that the Clan had gladly moved their release date so not to clash with their bandmate. All well and good.
But there definitely do seem to be some tensions between members of the legendary hip hop posse, because Raekwon has just told blog site Missinfo.tv that there are. He says the main problem is RZA who is ignoring other Clan members' opinions in terms of artistic direction. He says: "Bottom line, it's a lot of business that's fucking up the creativity. When you're dealing with two beefs...money and art, that's serious. You can't work for something you can't trust".
RZA has again responded, this time to Billboard, though he hasn't actually denied any tensions this time, just given his side. He says: "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. 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".
So there you go. I'd make the most of 'The 8 Diagrams' when it's released on Bodog next month, it might be the last album we get from them.