On June 19 , 2009 , Wale released his fifth mixtape , '' Back to the Feature '' , on which eleven of the tracks were produced by 9th Wonder , with contributions also coming from Mark Ronson and others . The album 's title , a play off the name of the movie '' Back to the Future '' , referred to the fact that a lengthy list of rappers joined Wale on the songs , including K'naan , Tamere Guess , Talib Kweli , Joell Ortiz , Beanie Sigel , Curren $ y , J. Cole and Bun B . The mixtape received positive reviews from '' Vibe '' magazine and website Pitchfork Media , but Colin McGowan of '' Cokemachineglow '' commented that it represented neither " a step forward or back for the artist so much as shouting-in-place . " Wale did a guest performance on " Change " , a song by the Australian singer-songwriter Daniel Merriweather . It was written by Merriweather and Andrew Wyatt and produced by Mark Ronson . It was released on January 30 , 2009 , in the United States and Canada , and February 2 , 2009 , in the UK ( where the song peaked at no. 8 ) . The song is included on Merriweather 's album '' Love & War '' . On September 13 , Wale , alongside the DC-based musicians of UCB ( Uncalled 4 Band ) - The Board Administration artists , served as the official house band for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
Wale (rapper)