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More than four decades ago, a teenage DJ threw a back-to-school party at a house in New York.

The 18-year-old Jamaican-American, known as Kool Herc, decided to do something different during his set.

Instead of playing the songs in full, he played only their instrumental sections, or “breaks” - sections where he noticed the crowd went wild.

During these “breaks” his friend, Coke La Rock, hyped up the crowd with a microphone.

And with that, Hip Hop was born.

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The party was held on August 11, 1973, at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx - 44 years later, everyone is still talking about it.

To mark Hip Hop's 44th anniversary, Google has created a first-of-its-kind Doodle .

It features a custom logo graphic by famed graffiti artist Cey Adams and interactive turntables on which users can mix samples from legendary tracks.

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"Graffiti has always been associated with vandalism to some degree - in the early days, I had to tell people that my art was different from people who were just tagging," said Adams.

"But we're capital 'A' artists. All we’re doing is using a spray can instead of a paintbrush. And now Google is putting this piece of art on the homepage, which will be seen by people all over the world. That’s really exciting to me."

It also offers a serving of Hip Hop history - with an emphasis on its founding pioneers narrated by Hip Hop icon Fab 5 Freddy, former host of “Yo! MTV Raps.”

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"For those who have have grown up with this, they're gonna be amazed to see such a huge part of their lives acknowledged," said Freddy.

"I want people to see that Hip Hop affects everybody, not just youth culture. It continues to be important, relevant and alive. And it’s happening in every corner of the globe."