Kush

Kush
Promotional photo for "Kim Byung Hoon"
Background
Other name(s)	S-Kush e.knock
Birth name	Kim Byung-hoon (김병훈)
Birth date	July 28, 1984 (1984-07-28)
Birth place	Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Career
Occupation	Rapper, songwriter, producer
Group debut	October 8, 2003
Years active	2003–present
Agency	The Black Label (2015–2019; 2021-present) Heart Entertainment (2020–present) YG Entertainment (2003–2019)
Associations	Stony Skunk
Personal life
Spouse	Vivian (VVN) (m. October 11, 2025)
Website
SNS

Kush (쿠시) is a South Korean rapper, producer, and composer under The Black Label and Heart Entertainment. He is a former member of the reggae duo Stony Skunk.

Following Stony Skunk's disbandment in 2008, he continued under YG Entertainment as a producer and songwriter. In 2015, Kush and Teddy founded The Black Label. In February 2019, he left YGE and The Black Label to form his own independent label. Then, it seems that he rejoined The Black Label around 2021 since the producer Vince uploaded on his Instagram a picture of them working together wearing The Black Label t-shirt.

Personal life

Relationship

On July 11, 2016, it was revealed that Kush is currently dating model Vivian. On October 8, 2025, The Black Label confirmed that the producer couple will get married on October 11.

Discography

Digital singles

• "Kim Byung Hoon" (2020)

Features

• Taeyang - "Make Love" (2008)
• G-Dragon - "She's Gone" (2008)
• A-Dust - "Ghetto" (2014)
• MOBB - "Hit Me" (2016)
• Peejay - "Warigari" (with Taeyang) (2016)

Participation releases

• "Show Me The Money 5 Special" ("Machine Gun (feat. Mino)") (2016)

Producing and writing credits

2007 G-Dragon - "But I Love U" 2008 Gummy - "I'm Sorry", "환각", "I'm Sorry (Hare Trance Remix)" Taeyang - "Prayer", "Only Look At Me", "Make Love" Daesung - "Look at Me, Gwisoon" Uhm Jung Hwa - "D.I.S.C.O." BIGBANG - "Intro (Stand Up)", "A Good Man" Uhm Jung Hwa - "D.I.S.C.O. Part2" YMGA - "What" BIGBANG - "Intro (Everybody Scream)", "Twinkle Twinkle", "Foolish Love" 2009 2NE1 - "I Don't Care", "In The Club", "Stay Together" G-Dragon - "Hello", "She's Gone", "1년 정거장" 2NE1 - "I Don't Care (Reggae Mix Ver.)" BIGBANG - "Hallelujah" 2010 Taeyang - "Move" 2NE1 - "Clap Your Hands", "Slow" GD&TOP - "Don't Leave", "Baby Good Night", "Oh Mom", "Obsession" 2011 BIGBANG - "Hands Up", "Tonight" Daesung - "Baby Don't Cry" 2NE1 - "Lonely" GG (Park Myung Soo & G-Dragon) - "바람났어" 2NE1 - "Don't Stop The Music" 2012 Seo In Young - "Anymore" 2013 Lee Hi - "Turn It Up (Intro)" Seo In Young - Forever Young G-Dragon- "Who You?"

2014 Zion.T - "Yanghwa BRDG" A-Dust - "Ghetto" 2015 BIGBANG - "We Like 2 Party" Eutteugeottasi (Zion.T & HaHa) - "$ponsor" Zion.T - "No Make Up" Junggigo - "247" iKON - "Apology", "My Type" PSY - "RocknRollBaby" 2016 Lee Hi - "My Star"t iKON - "#WYD" C Jamm - "Let It Be" & "Beautiful" Reddy - "Like This" C Jamm & Reddy - "Wanted" Kush & Zion.T - "Machine Gun" Zion.T, C Jamm, Reddy, Xitsuh - "$insa" Nada & Jeon So Yeon - "Scary (Prod. by Kush)" The MOBB - "Hit Me" Kai - "모두 사랑인걸" SE7EN - "Good Night" 2017 Zion.T - "The Song", "Wishes (2015)" D-LITE - "ナルバキスン" PSY - "We Are Young", "Refuge" G-Dragon - "Intro. Middle Fingers-Up" Skull & Tiger JK - "Here to Stay" Taeyang - "Wake Me Up", "Empty Road", "Tonight" MIXNINE - "Just Dance" D-LITE - "そばにいてよ" 2018 iKON - "Love Me" 2020 Kush - "Reminisce" NATURE - "Girls", "Dive", "B.B.B (Never Say Good-Bye)" 2021 Park Bom - "Do Re Mi Fa Sol"

Official links

• Homepage
• Instagram
• Weibo
• YouTube