RAPPADELIC was formed in 1993 by JAMES KIMBLE & THOMAS SMITH,before the group first live performance THOMAS better known as TECK-9 left the group to relocate with a new job offer as a cook in Pennsylvania ,later long time childhood friend TROY HEARD got with JAMES to finish assembling the FUNKY HIP HOP MOB, the idea was to have the 70’s style with the hiphop flavor mixing R&B with rap,VERNON GORDON another childhood friend of james joined the group as a writer & concept man,troy,vernon & jam made the “DELIC” part of the group, two rappers also joined the group who in which was dubbed “RAPPA”,ANDRE KIMBLE & ANTHONY JACKSON. andre is first younger brother to james which is now head honcho at BOYZ DOWN RECORDZ. and has worked with an unlimited amount of local hip hop rappers.anthony better known TONE from da SUN is a gifted songwriter and actor writing anything from HIPHOP to JAZZ to R&B & FUNK.another brother to join was CARLOS KIMBLE the second youngest,he was responsible for 85 % of ra