Fendi

as in "She got a sister named Fendi, they like to do me double team"

from Zannalee

Rita

as in "If U're not a Rita bot U're a bloodclot"

from Ain't About 2 Stop

George, Miles, Michaelangelo, Albert, James, Chuck, Jimi

as in "What George say, Fall Around - we claim Miles Davis, not Michaelangelo...."

from 2045: Radical man

Cloreen, Alfred

as in "Alfred, jump on the bell! Come on, let's go. Good God!"

as in "it's dedicated to my 1st wife, her name is, oh lord, Cloreen"

from Cloreen Baconskin

Solomon

as in "Solomon he know got no more woman than me"

from Big Fun

Abraham, Duke, John

as in "Abraham Lincoln was a racist who said 'You cannot escape from History' "

as in "Hear Duke Ellington and his band kick another jungle jam, hmm do U wanna dance?"

as in "Who's that lurking in the shadows, Mr John Hammond with his pen in hand..."

from Avalanche

Zuzu

as in "Like Zuzu's petals A Wonderful Life the 2 of us shall lead"

from All The Midnights In The World

Lolita

as in "Lolita!"

from "Lolita"

Sade

as in "then it's time for another groove, like Sade's Sweetest Taboo"

from SST

Macy, Common

as in "U can watch a tape of this mellow after party - Macy and Common were there"

from Mellow

Abu, Tom, Jesus, Violet, Thomas

as in "What's your name boy?" "Abu, Abu Cah" "Well it ain't now, it's Tom Lynch"

as in "Preacher preacher, is it true, that Jesus wants me 2 give my money 2 the likes of U?"

as in "put up a one gloved fist, make a sound - Violet Brown"

as in "We found this tape in the Akashik records - this is Thomas Jefferson"

from Family Name

Adam, Eve

as in "Serpent approves and appears between Adam's thighs and he tries 2 release upon Eve the nectar"

from 3rd Eye

Paco

as in "Next time I won't wear so much Paco Rabinni or whatever that stuff"

from Moviestar

Gustav

as in "Gustav Mahler #3 is jammin' on the box"

from Good Love

Adonis, Bathsheba

as in "To an orgy in a garden of flowers Adonis and Bathsheba flew"

from Adonis And Bathsheba

I think someone has found a topic they really like!!

Shake yo ass, Shahlee from "Style"

'I ain't got no job, but i got style'

LILpoundCAKE said:

Abu, Tom, Jesus, Violet, Thomas

as in "What's your name boy?" "Abu, Abu Cah" "Well it ain't now, it's Tom Lynch"

as in "Preacher preacher, is it true, that Jesus wants me 2 give my money 2 the likes of U?"

as in "put up a one gloved fist, make a sound - Violet Brown"

as in "We found this tape in the Akashik records - this is Thomas Jefferson"

from Family Name

He also name-checks John Blackwell in Family Name: "I'll be John Blackwell just the same".

The lyric just prior to that says, "Pleased to meet you, Mister Rosenblum", but I think that's a generic reference to a last name (i.e. a family name), not an actual specific person.

IanRG said:

I think someone has found a topic they really like!!

LILpoundCAKE said:

Jackie

as in "Style is more like Jackie O. when she was doin' Aristotle"

from Style

Mayte

as in "Style... is Mayte in the shower"

from Style

Michael

as in "Michael Yardbird dropped both his crutches downstairs, tripped baby on her backside"

from My Medallion

Common, D'Angelo, Macy, Lenny, Curtis, Maceo, Larry, Patti, Erykah

as in "Peace 2 Common, D'angelo, Macy Gray, Lenny Kravitz, 2 brother Curtis, big love Maceo, Larry Graham, Patti Labelle, Erykah badu"

from Judas Smile

Henry

as in "All the Gates of Henry uncovered your past, checkered like an nascar flag"

from "Running Game (Son of A Slave Master)"

Benjamin, George

as in "Keepin' it Franklin, Benjamin Banneker was never born a slave...and if George Washington never told no lie, maybe we'd all be saved"

from One Day We Will All B Free

Vanessa

as in "Vanessa....?"

from Segue #2, album