Imagine the scene: Snoop Dogg has walked on set and the cameras are rolling. He struts down a street lined with terraced houses, walks into the Kabin, and promptly buys 10 Benson and Hedges from Norris Cole before popping into the Rovers for a pint of mild.
This is not a new direction for Snoop's normally bling-laden music videos, but apparently a real possibility, after the US rapper revealed that he is a fan of Coronation Street, and would love to star on the show.
Snoop made the surprise revelation to fans in Manchester, telling them he has been watching Corrie for 11 years, and had asked his agent to see if he can make an appearance.
In a video message to mark the show's 50th birthday this year, the 38-year-old revealed that producers "said they were interested so hopefully it might happen".
An appearance in Coronation Street would be the final step in the British rehabilitation of the rapper, whose relationship with the UK has, at times, been strained. In 2007 immigration officials refused to grant the artist a visa so he could embark on a British tour, claiming his presence risked provoking violent crime after he and five members of his entourage were arrested after a brawl at Heathrow airport in 2006.
A judge later ruled that there was no evidence that the rapper, whose real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus, had been responsible for any public disorder.
Last month Snoop played to a packed crowd at Glastonbury, with the Daily Mail noting that he had "delighted revellers" with his "aggressive, foul-mouthed performance".
A performance on the long-running ITV show, set among the cobbled streets and fictional working-class northern community, could cement Snoop's presence in the British establishment. Snoop – an established soap opera fan, who made an appearance on US soap One Life to Live in 2008 – would join a long list of big-name dignitaries to star on the programme, which has seen cameos from everyone from Prince Charles to Sir Ian McKellen, via Status Quo, the darts champion Phil 'The Power' Taylor and comedian Peter Kay.
But if the rapper is hoping for a relaxing time on set, he may be disappointed. With violent hostage situations, shootings and bloody murder attempts in past episodes, the Doggfather may find his "crazy mixed-up Doggy Dogg world" has nothing on Weatherfield.
