Rhythm Guitar: 16th-Note Funk and Soca Grooves

The response from Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio to;
"I have just started playing in my first band and I feel that my rhythm guitar skills are weak. Can you offer me any suggestions for what I can practice on to help my rhythm guitar get better. I have a pretty good idea of the general rhythms in music, like; eighths, sixteenths and triplets,...