PSD (rapper)
| PSD | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Steve Davison |
| Also known as | PSD tha Drivah, Stevie Dee |
| Origin | Vallejo, California |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper Producer |
| Years active | 1996 - present |
| Labels | Thizz Entertainment, Swerve Records, Gateway Records, Lightyear Records |
| Associated acts | Mac Dre, Keak da Sneak, Messy Marv, N2Deep, Richie Rich, Mistah F.A.B., Rydah J. Klyde, Baby Bash |
Steve Davison, better known as PSD, PSD Tha Drivah or Stevie Dee, is a rapper and producer from Vallejo, California who is closely associated with the late Mac Dre and his record label, Thizz Entertainment.
[edit] Biography
PSD first appeared on Mac Dre's 1996 compilation entitled The Rompilation, appearing on the track "Menage A Trois" and producing the tracks, "Uninvited" and "Gumbo". After that he would appear on N2Deep's 1997 album entitled The Golden State and release his debut album, Game Costs. PSD would later release several more albums, 1999's Bread Head and What It Is, 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 has roots from both Vallejos Crest Side neighborhood, as well as Mississippi. The rapper is known for his smooth harmonious voice and being a "playa". PSD got his debut when close friend Mac Dre gave him a solo on the Album Rompalation. Psd has put out numerous mixtapes with DJ Ambush, called Mixes And Renditions. PSD is also known as "Playa Stevie Dee" or "Tha Drivah" for his swagger and his excellent driving skills. Recently, he is being held in jail while charges are pending for a drug case. Bay Area rapper PSD is reportedly facing drug distribution charges for trying to board a flight at Sacramento International Airport with 6,000 ecstasy pills. According to The Associated Press, PSD was arrested on Monday (July 14, 2008) during a screening check at the airport. The 34-year-old rapper tried to hide the pills in his clothes. Transportation Security Administration agents were patting Davison down when they felt a large bulge inside his right pants leg, authorities said. The rapper told the screeners at first that the object was a colostomy bag. Davison "PSD" then tried to leave, but a TSA supervisor told him he could be examined privately. Davison again tried to leave and said he had to go to the restroom, authorities said. The rap artist was escorted to the private screening area, where a Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy found $5,600 in $100 bills in his front left pocket, Special Agent Brian Nehring wrote in an affidavit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento. The deputy concluded that the bag in Davison’s pants leg contained pills, which the rapper said were vitamins, Nehring wrote. As the search continued, Davison “became increasingly nervous and sweated profusely” and said the bag contained ice, the agent wrote. Because of his behavior, the deputy handcuffed him. Davison reached into his pants while handcuffed and produced a bag that contained 1,000 ecstasy pills, authorities said. A TSA screener later found 5,000 more ecstasy pills in the room, where Davison had briefly been left unattended before the search, authorities said. PSD was close friends with Mac Dre; they formed a rap group called the Cutthoat Committee which also includes rapper Dubee. The group went on to record two albums Turf Buccaneers and Money Iz Motive. Unfortunately the group has been disabled due to the death of Mac Dre, the prison incarceration of Dubee, and the drug charges against PSD for getting caught with 6,000 ecstasy tablets (thizz) in his pants. PSD has worked with many other artists throughout the Bay Area. He has said in interviews that rapper San Quinn is like family to him. He also is linked to other rappers such as Mac Dre, Dubee, Mac Mall, Rydah J. Klyde, Richie Rich, Yukmouth, J.Stalin, J-Diggs, E40, Bavgate, and others.
[edit] Discography
- 1997: Game Costs
- 1999: Bread Head
- 1999: What It Is
- 2002: All I Want
- 2003: You Ain't Heard of Me?
- 2005: The Guru
- 2005: PSD Classic
- 2007: Da Bidness (With Messy Marv & Keak da Sneak)
- 2011: Bullets & Bouquets
