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'''''Watch the Stove''''' (stylized in all caps) is the debut EP album by food brand [[Hamburger Helper]] under the alias ''Helper''. It was released on April 1, 2016 through SoundCloud.<ref name=Soundcloud>{{cite web |title=WATCH THE STOVE |url=https://soundcloud.com/hamburgerhelper/sets/watch-the-stove |website=SoundCloud |access-date=7 December 2021 |language=en |archive-date=7 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207011858/https://soundcloud.com/hamburgerhelper/sets/watch-the-stove |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Background and release==
The idea of a Hamburger Helper album came from a [[Twitter|tweet]] in 2014, where the brand jokingly stated the mascot would release a mixtape. It became the brand's most-favorited tweet.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McIntyre |first1=Hugh |title=The Hamburger Helper Mixtape: The Story Behind A Surprise Hit |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/04/21/how-did-this-get-made-the-story-behind-the-hamburger-helper-mixtape/?sh=6ef513bd2921 |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=Forbes |date=21 April 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
The EP was released as an [[April Fools]] joke by [[General Mills]] in collaboration with marketing agency [[Ketchum Inc.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Herren |first1=Parker |title=An ode to Hamburger Helper |url=https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/ode-hamburger-helper/2383181 |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=Ad Age |date=24 November 2021 |language=en |archive-date=7 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207013409/https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/ode-hamburger-helper/2383181 |url-status=live }}</ref> The title references the [[Jay-Z]] and [[Kanye West]] album ''[[Watch the Throne]]''. It subsequently went viral on Twitter.<ref name=db>{{cite news |last1=Collins |first1=Ben |title=Meet the College Kids Behind 'Watch the Stove,' the Year's Hottest Hamburger Mixtape |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-the-college-kids-behind-watch-the-stove-the-years-hottest-hamburger-mixtape |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=The Daily Beast |date=1 April 2016 |language=en |archive-date=7 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207011856/https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-the-college-kids-behind-watch-the-stove-the-years-hottest-hamburger-mixtape |url-status=live }}</ref> Within a week, the album had 5 million streams on SoundCloud.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madden |first1=Sidney |title=20 of Hip-Hop's Funniest Moments in 2016 - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/rappers-funniest-moments-2016/ |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=XXL Mag |date=12 December 2016 |language=en |archive-date=9 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195342/https://www.xxlmag.com/rappers-funniest-moments-2016/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Production==
The EP was produced by a team at the [[McNally Smith College of Music]] and local [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]] artists.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boller |first1=Jau |title=Hamburger Helper drops Watch the Stove mixtape featuring Bobby Raps, DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip |url=http://www.citypages.com/music/hamburger-helper-drops-watch-the-stove-mixtape-featuring-bobby-raps-dj-tiiiiiiiiiip-8171471 |work=[[City Pages]] |date=1 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404151557/http://www.citypages.com/music/hamburger-helper-drops-watch-the-stove-mixtape-featuring-bobby-raps-dj-tiiiiiiiiiip-8171471 |archive-date=4 April 2016}}</ref> Two music videos were shot.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Greenwald |first1=Morgan |title=Hamburger Helper Enters the Rap Scene With (Shockingly Great) 'Watch the Stove' Mixtape |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/hamburger-helper-watch-the-stove-mixtape-7318794/ |access-date=7 December 2021 |magazine=Billboard |date=1 April 2016 |archive-date=7 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207011857/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/hamburger-helper-watch-the-stove-mixtape-7318794/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Songs were required to be family-appropriate and contain no swear words.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roy|first=Jessica|date=2016-04-02|title=The unbelievably true story behind the April Fools' Day Hamburger Helper mixtape|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-hamburger-helper-mixtape-20160401-snap-htmlstory.html|access-date=2021-12-07|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206090126/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-hamburger-helper-mixtape-20160401-snap-htmlstory.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Track listing==
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