Mo' Wax was a
UK-based
record label owned by
James Lavelle, who founded it in 1992 with
Tim Goldsworthy. Steve Finan became co-owner shortly after. The label came to recognition for being at the forefront of
trip hop,
turntablism and
alternative hip hop during the mid-1990s. The label is also responsible for bringing attention to the graffiti artist
Futura 2000 by using his artwork on many of its releases in the early to mid-1990s. Lavelle ended up signing partial ownership of Mo' Wax over to
A&M Records (now part of the
Universal Music Group) in 1996. Currently, some of the Mo' Wax catalogue is part of the
Beggars Group, but there are rumors that the label itself has folded and is no longer putting out new releases.