u shouldnt just battle .... but read books, watch movies, go through shit and nourrish your creativity ...
one of the biggest battlers, supernatural did reading the whole f***in dictionary forth and back for 15 years ...
there is also rhyming dictionaries (also online at rhymes.lycos.com i think), metaphor ditionaries and stuff like that .... lots of material to help u writing and expanding your skills ...
when do u start?
besides that, just go back to that masta ace discussion .... i dont think everyone has to be a killer freestyle battler just to be a good rapper ...
u want erica badu battling necro?