External links
- The Individuals official site at Rule the World Records.
- End Online Misogyny
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The Individuals are a Chicago based Rap/Hip hop/Reggae band. Ando Tha Don, Big Lou, Raw Bizness, and T.C.O. are the current members of what started as a six-member act. Their record label is Rule the World Records.
The band's music was used in the second and third seasons of the Showtime series Weeds , leading to the band performing the show's theme song "Little Boxes" for a third-season episode. [1]
The Individuals are part of the 420 sub culture, and they have won eleven Marijuana Music Awards.
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