The Private Press is the second studio album by American hip hop producer DJ Shadow, released by MCA Records on June 4, 2002.

[2] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 24 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

[3] David Browne of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "When Shadow incorporates a bit of '80s synth-pop here or industrial grind there, he's like a conductor waving in new instrumentalists with the flick of his wrist.

"[5] Pascal Wyse of The Guardian commented that "It is strange for someone who 'creates' so few of his own sounds to have such a distinctive voice, but Shadow finds little ghosts in other people's music and sets them free.

"[6] Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone called it "an album full of playful experiments.