Diddy, Pharrell Williams, Mos Def & Others perform for Sundance Crowd

By: Yves Erwin Salomon

The rappers are in full effect at this year's Sundance Film Festival, which is being held in Park City, Utah from Thursday, January 18th through Sunday, January 28th. On Saturday night, January 20th, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Pharrell Williams, and Mos Def performed at the Tao nightclub. During Diddy and Williams'set, former Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Damon Dash made a brief appearance on stage, to the delight of the crowd.

On Monday night, January 22nd, Akon was scheduled to perform at Tao at a party hosted by Nelly and the St. Lunatics. Nas was also rumored to be performing later in the week.

Nick Cannon, who was at the film festival in his capacity as an actor to promote his new movie, Weapons, told MTV.com that he was just enjoying his first trip to Park City. He said, "Man, I love it. It's an experience, and I understand all the prestige that goes along with it. I'm just embracing it and enjoying it."