Extraordinary footage has revealed how narrowly Snoop Dogg avoided disaster in the moments before his pre-game AFL grand final show.

The American rapper was a controversial choice as the entertainment for footy’s showpiece event, but the feedback from his performance was largely positive in the aftermath of it.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Moment of panic as Snoop Dogg’s mic nearly fails.

It wouldn’t have been, though, if his microphone didn’t work.

Yep, that nearly happened.

Flanked by his brass band in the race at the city end of the MCG, Snoop was all ready to walk out and start singing his opening song The Next Episode when technical staff realised the problem.

Two men began rushing to fix the issue for the music icon, who looked less than impressed.

A pre-recorded intro from Snoop

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