Editing Rage Against the Machine (section)

=== 2016–2019: Prophets of Rage ===

In May 2016, It was announced that Morello, Wilk and Commerford had formed a supergroup, [[Prophets of Rage]], with the rappers [[Chuck D]] of [[Public Enemy (music group)|Public Enemy]] and [[B-Real]] of [[Cypress Hill]].<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Chris Payne |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7377487/rage-against-machine-public-enemy-cypress-hill-prophets-rage |title=Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy & Cypress Hill Members Form Supergroup: Sources |magazine=Billboard |date=May 18, 2016 |access-date=August 26, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821234101/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7377487/rage-against-machine-public-enemy-cypress-hill-prophets-rage |archive-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref> The band toured through 2016 and played songs by Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Young |first=Alex |url=https://consequence.net/2016/05/rage-against-the-machine-public-enemy-and-cypress-hill-members-form-new-supergroup/ |title=Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy, and Cypress Hill members form new supergroup |magazine=Consequence of Sound |date=May 18, 2016 |access-date=August 26, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823010337/https://consequence.net/2016/05/rage-against-the-machine-public-enemy-and-cypress-hill-members-form-new-supergroup/ |archive-date=August 23, 2016}}</ref> Commerford said that year that Rage Against the Machine had not split up.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theprp.com/2016/05/31/news/rage-machine-public-enemy-cypress-hill-members-unite-prophets-rage/ |title=Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy & Cypress Hill Members Unite In Prophets Of Rage &#124; Theprp.com – Metal And Hardcore News Plus Reviews And More |website=Theprp.com |date=May 31, 2016 |access-date=August 26, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910184204/http://www.theprp.com/2016/05/31/news/rage-machine-public-enemy-cypress-hill-members-unite-prophets-rage/ |archive-date=September 10, 2016}}</ref> Morello said: "We have nothing but the greatest love and honor and respect for Zack de&nbsp;la&nbsp;Rocha [...] who is working on his own music, which I'm sure will be fantastic—he's a great artist in his own right. But where you're going to hear Rage Against the Machine is in Prophets of Rage."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theprp.com/2016/06/08/news/tom-morello-cold-embers-rage/ |title=Tom Morello: "The Cold Embers Of Rage Against The Machine Are Now The Burning Fire Of Prophets Of Rage" &#124; Theprp.com – Metal And Hardcore News Plus Reviews And More |website=Theprp.com |date=May 31, 2016 |access-date=August 26, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812171844/http://www.theprp.com/2016/06/08/news/tom-morello-cold-embers-rage/ |archive-date=August 12, 2016}}</ref> In May 2018, Wilk said Rage Against the Machine would make him happy, and that "it's just really a matter of getting us all on the same page".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/rage-against-the-machine-drummer-calls-for-reunion-2307746#LdBf1J86Mx3ySi3H.99|title=Rage Against The Machine drummer calls for reunion: "Nothing would make me happier" - NME|date=May 3, 2018|work=NME|access-date=May 5, 2018|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504192848/http://www.nme.com/news/music/rage-against-the-machine-drummer-calls-for-reunion-2307746#LdBf1J86Mx3ySi3H.99|archive-date=May 4, 2018}}</ref> In November 2019, [[Chuck D]] and [[B-Real]] confirmed that Prophets of Rage had disbanded.<ref name="prophetsbreakup">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/prophets-of-rage-rage-against-the-machine-reunion-chuck-d-b-real-907424|title=Prophets of Rage Rappers Acknowledge Rage Against the Machine Reunion|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 2, 2019|access-date=November 2, 2019|archive-date=November 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102221851/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/prophets-of-rage-rage-against-the-machine-reunion-chuck-d-b-real-907424/|url-status=live}}</ref>