u/Aggravating_Shift760

I'm currently improving my wordplay and songwriting since I've only been doing this for 1,5 months. But I'm kind of against a roadblock because I feel like my English is not good enough. For context, I'm Dutch and I speak a lot of English on a daily basis and I'm fluent. But that's everyday life and not the way English is used in songwriting.

So my question is: what literature would you guys recommend to improve this?

I'm currently improving my wordplay and songwriting since I've only been doing this for 1,5 months. But I'm kind of against a roadblock because I feel like my English is not good enough. For context, I'm Dutch and I speak a lot of English on a daily basis and I'm fluent. But that's everyday life and not the way English is used in hiphop.

So my question is: what literature would you guys recommend to improve this?

I have been songwriting with a focus on hip-hop/R&B for 2 weeks now so I'm really new to this. I have set a goal of writing at least 5 verses a day and I have written 2 songs.

Of course I know I still have a long way to go untill I have a "professional" level of writing and performing but I don't really know how to exactly get there besides just writing, writing, writing and writing.

I have also been studying and really soaking up the songs from artists that I like to get a better feel of writing but I'm curious about how they got to that level. Because I don't think anyone starts at the level that they're at when they've blown up and are some of the most popular artists in the world.

For example J. Cole didn't write full captivating stories and songs which people would listen to for 5 minutes back when he started with writing and producing. Did he get to his current level by just steadily writing each day?

Let me know if you have any tips or information on this!