0 + ▁albums ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁alone . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Origin ▁of ▁band ▁name ▁ ▁Front man ▁Sah aj ▁T ic ot in ▁has ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁Ra ▁in ▁multiple ▁inter views . ▁ ▁"... There ' s ▁an ▁underlying ▁theme ▁where ▁ 8 0 ▁to ▁ 9 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁have ▁the ▁word ▁sun ▁in ▁it . ▁ ▁So ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁little ▁sun ▁fet ish ▁and ▁I ▁thought ▁that ▁Ra ▁was ▁appropriate ." ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁lik es ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁because ▁it ' s ▁short ▁-- ▁" If ▁your ▁name ▁is ▁Ra ▁you ' ve ▁got ▁two ▁giant ▁letters ▁taking ▁up ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁of ▁space ▁so ▁it ▁looks ▁like ▁your ▁name ▁is ▁bigger " — mel od ram atic , ▁and ▁" sort ▁of ▁an ▁odd ▁thing ▁and ▁really ▁unique ." ▁ ▁Early ▁years : ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 1 9 9 8 ▁ ▁Marcus ▁T ic ot in , ▁Sah aj ' s ▁older ▁brother ▁and ▁Ab andon ▁Entertainment ▁president , ▁fin anced ▁Sah aj ' s ▁first ▁record ▁while ▁Sah aj ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Green wich , ▁CT ▁with ▁ment or ▁and ▁friend ▁Rob ▁Jones . ▁ ▁They ▁held ▁open ▁aud itions ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁fill ▁out ▁the ▁line up ▁with ▁a ▁drum mer , ▁guitar ist , ▁and ▁bass ist . ▁ ▁S ko ota ▁Warner ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁drum mer ▁who ▁fit ▁in ▁well ▁with ▁the ▁bl