Kush or Cush may refer to:
Kush was an American rap metal band formed in 2000 by rapper B-Real, Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter, and former Fear Factory members Raymond Herrera and Christian Olde Wolbers.
The project was first announced in 2000. "Dr. Kush" was chosen as an alternate name in case the original band name was already in use. In November 2000, it was reported that seven tracks had been completed. In 2001, B-Real expressed an interest in releasing the band's debut album by the following year or in 2003. Kush performed at the fifth annual Cypress Hill Smoke Out in 2002, opening with a song entitled "Psycho Killer", one of ten completed tracks that were prepared for an eventual album. B-Real stated that the band's music is "unlike any other rap-metal type stuff. It's a little bit more aggressive. And the way I attack it from a lyrical standpoint is totally different from what I do with Cypress. Cypress is more street-orientated. With Kush, it's a little bit of everything." In April 2002, it was reported that Kush had completed its debut album, but that it would be difficult to release because all of the band members were signed to different labels. In November 2002, it was reported that the album was not completed, but that it was getting close to completion. To date, no material from the band has been released officially, but demos have been leaked on various file sharing sites.
Kush was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire. The territory was conquered from the Nubians.
She came from a little Southern town
dressed in pretty hand-me-downs
And wiht a tougue like bitter wine
cut through a thousand dreams of mine
My sentimental education
reading out of desperation
Paled in comparison with everything she'd seen and done
She said "You're OK, so I'm OK"
"Be my refuge, prayer and bread"
With these words she took me to bed
"Still waters run deep, so dive in, dive in...
I hear you talk in your sleep, so dive in, dive in
I want to see you sin, so dive in, dive in"
In Act Two the story changed
She cheated time and time again
Made herself at home in me
But wouldn't dare give back the key
I challenged her for what she'd done
"Is this your idea of fun?"
She turned around but just to say
that I should try it too one day
I said "Goodbye so now we're through"
Before I knew just what to do
She dragged me back inside her room
Such a common tale to tell
But now I've learned my lesson well
Don't you think you'd tell such a m an
If you did all the things a woman can?
You're giving me loving. You're giving me nothing...