[IamBenT]

Writing exercises, just keep it simple man.

Try to do 16 to a beat.

Write 24 lines, using the exact same scheme all the way through.

Practice with different forms to bring fresh life to your lyrics. For example, try your hand at a Shakespearean sonnet, a ghazal, or some haikus.

Picture a sad and painful/harsh story happening in the world today, some shit that just makes you feel pity for the world, and write 16 describing it.

Then go in the other direction.

these exercises should be simple enough, but require repetition.

getting better at battling is a bit different. read good battles, but also, watch comedy, stand ups, funny shows, etc where the dialogue is smart and people cut each other.

Study puns as well as metaphor development, practice doing that outside of a rhyme structure, in regular life, in conversation, etc.