Zack de la Rocha Net Worth -

What is Zack de la Rocha’s Net Worth?

Zack de la Rocha, the American musician, songwriter, rapper, and activist, has a net worth of $25 million.

He is most famous for being the vocalist and lyricist of rap metal band Rage Against the Machine.

Rage Against the Machine has sold over 16 million albums and won numerous awards.

The band disbanded in 2000 when Zack quit, but they reunited in 2007 and stayed together until 2011.

They announced a 2020 reunion tour, but it was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Early Life and Musical Beginnings

Zack de la Rocha was born in Long Beach, California, in 1970. His mother is of German and Irish heritage, and his father is Mexican-American. He grew up in Irvine after his parents’ divorce and attended elementary school with future bandmate Tim Commerford. They both played guitar in a band called Juvenile Expression and later formed the hardcore band Inside Out, which gained a large national underground following.

De la Rocha had an early appreciation for punk rock bands like The Clash, Bad Religion, and Sex Pistols. He continued to pursue music throughout high school, playing in various bands before joining Inside Out in 1988.

Zack de la Rocha’s Musical Career

Zack de la Rocha’s interest in hip hop led him to form Rage Against the Machine in 1991 with Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk. The band’s self-titled debut album was a hit, and they went on to release several more successful albums before disbanding in 2000. De la Rocha worked on solo projects and collaborations with other artists, but never released a solo album. He reunited with Rage Against the Machine for a successful reunion tour in 2007 and has since played several more shows with the band, including a 2020 tour that was postponed due to Covid-19.

After Rage Against the Machine disbanded, de la Rocha continued to work on music, collaborating with artists like DJ Shadow and Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor. He also formed the band One Day as a Lion with Jon Theodore and released a self-titled EP in 2008. In 2016, he released the single “Digging for Windows” and announced that his first solo album would be released the following year. However, the album has not yet been released.

Rage Against the Machine reunited for a successful tour in 2007 and has since played several more shows, including a 2020 tour that was postponed due to Covid-19. The band’s final show was in 2011, but they have since announced a 2021 reunion tour.

Zack de la Rocha’s Activism

Zack de la Rocha is a supporter of Mexico’s Zapatista movement, Leonard Peltier, and Mumia Abu-Jamal. He testified against the United States’ treatment of Abu-Jamal in front of the UN. De la Rocha is dedicated to bringing awareness to the struggles of immigrants and minorities, and he was instrumental in renaming Highland Park’s People’s Resource Center to the Centro de Regeneracion. The EZLN has inspired several Rage Against the Machine songs, and the band used the EZLN flag as a backdrop on stage during their reunion tour. In 2007, de la Rocha and Morello performed in support of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ fair food rally.

Rage Against the Machine Achievements

Zack de la Rocha has earned 7 Grammy nominations with his band, Rage Against the Machine. They won Best Metal Performance for “Tire Me” in 1997 and Best Hard Rock Performance for “Guerrilla Radio” in 2001. The band received the honor of being inducted into the Kerrang! Hall of Fame in 2008 and named Heroes of the Year at the 2010 NME Awards.

Zack de la Rocha’s Real Estate Holdings

Zack de la Rocha, the former frontman of the band Rage Against the Machine, has owned several properties in Los Angeles. In 2014, he purchased a home in the Silver Lake area for $1.29 million. The property went on the market in March 2021 for $1.65 million.

De la Rocha also owned a 2,663 square foot villa in Los Feliz in the mid-1990s, which he sold in the mid-2000s.

In 2015, de la Rocha bought a home in the Point Dume area of Malibu for $3.7 million.

Additionally, he has a warehouse and creative space in downtown Los Angeles.