Steven Noel Davison (December 20, 1974 – April 1, 2026), better known as PSD, PSD Tha Drivah or Stevie Dee, was an American rapper and producer from Vallejo, California, who was closely associated with the late Mac Dre.
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Background
Steven Noel Davison was born in Picayune, Mississippi on December 20, 1974, to Johnny and Janice Davison. He was the youngest child, and grew up attending church. Davison was seriously injured in a traffic collision in 2025. He died from a lung infection on April 1, 2026, at the age of 51.
Career
PSD tha Drivah first appeared on Mac Dre's 1996 compilation album ‘The Rompalation’, appearing on the track "Menage A Trois" and "Ghetto World", and producing the stand-out tracks "Uninvited" and "Gumbo". After that, he would appear on N2Deep's 1997 album ‘The Golden State’ and release his debut album ‘Game Costs’ that same year. PSD tha Drivah would later release several more albums: ‘Bread Head' as well as 'What It Is’ in 1999, 2002's ‘All I Want’, 2003's ‘You Ain't Heard of Me?’, and 2005's ‘The Guru’ and ‘PSD Classic’ before finally making it to the Billboard charts with 2007's ‘Da Bidness’, which was released with Messy Marv and Keak da Sneak.
PSD tha Drivah has roots from both Vallejo’s Crest Side neighborhood, as well as Mississippi. The rapper is known for his smooth harmonious voice and being a 'playa.' PSD tha Drivah has put out numerous mixtapes with DJ Ambush, called ‘Mixes And Renditions’. PSD tha Drivah is also known as "Playa Stevie Dee", PSD or "Tha Drivah" for his swagger and his excellent driving skills. PSD was close friends with Mac Dre; they formed a rap group called the Cutthroat Committee which also includes rapper Dubee. The group went on to record two albums ‘Turf Buccaneers’ and ‘Money Iz Motive’. The group disbanded due to the untimely death of Mac Dre.
His latest mixtape, entitled ‘The Risk and the Reward II’ features late rapper and friend, The Jacka, in ‘Know No Better’ and ‘Who Are You?’. PSD tha Drivah has worked with many other artists throughout the Bay Area. He has said in interviews that rapper San Quinn is like family to him.
Arrests
On July 14, 2008, PSD tha Drivah was arrested at Sacramento International Airport while trying to board an Express Jet flight. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners picked Davison out for pre-screening as he went through the airport security checkpoint, authorities said. As screeners patted Davison down, they felt "a large bulge through his pants inside his inner right leg," according to a U.S. Attorney news release. Davison allegedly told the screeners the bulge was a colostomy bag and tried to leave the screening area. Davison had 1,000 ecstasy pills in his pants and $5,600.00 in $100.00 bills his front left pocket. A TSP screener later found 5000 more of the pills in a room where Davison had been briefly left unattended before the search. Davison was arrested. According to the Judgment filed with the court in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, criminal case No.: 2:08CR00350-01, Davison was convicted through a plea deal of one felony count of Possession with intent to Distribute MDMA a class C felony. He was sentenced to 46 months in prison and was on supervised release for 36 months thereafter.
Discography
Studio albums
Game Costs (1997)
Bread Head (1999)
What It Is (1999)
All I Want (2002)
You Ain't Heard of Me? (2003)
The Guru (2005)
PSD Classic (2005)
Bullets & Bouquets (2012)
Collaboration albums
Turf Buccaneers with Cutthroat Committee (2001)
Money Iz Motive with Cutthroat Committee (2005)
Da Bidness with Messy Marv & Keak Da Sneak (2007)
Da Bidness Part II with Messy Marv & Keak Da Sneak (2010)
Mixtapes
Mixes and Renditions Vol.1 (2004)
Mixes and Renditions Vol.2 (2005)
Mixes and Renditions Vol.3 (2005)
The Eight Wait (2007)
A Star Iz Born (2009)
The Risk & Reward (2012)
The Risk & Reward 2 (Cool Is In) (2014)
Guest appearances
1995 Ironic - De Vallejo, ‘Now What You Wanna Do’
1997 Jay Tee & Baby Beesh - Latino Velvet, ‘Threesome’
1998 Young Flav - Catch Me If You Can ‘I Keep It Coming’
1999 O.Z. – Ozone, ‘Iceburg’
1999 Mac Dre - Rapper Gone Bad, ‘Fortytwo Fake’
2000 Quai' Badd - Expedition
2000 II Manish – Anything Goez, ‘Manish’
2000 II Manish - Rookie Season, ‘Lights’
2001 Sleep Dank - Murder Book Author, ‘Talk Big Shit’
2001 Mac Dre - Mac Dre's The Name, ‘Neva Gonna Fade Us’
2001 San Quinn - The Mighty Quinn, ‘I Love This Game’
2001 Don Cisco - Oh Boy, ‘Talk That Talk’
2001 Mac Dre - It's Not What You Say... It's How You Say It, ‘Mac Dammit And Friends’
2002 N2DEEP - Slightly Pimpish / Mostly Doggish, ‘Act A Fool’
2002 BC - Cali Green, ‘M.V.P.'s To The 3C's’
2002 N2Deep - 24-7-365, ‘Small Town’
2002 Richie Rich - Nixon Pryor Roundtree, ‘No Degreez’