( CNN ) -- Prince is back in a big way . The legendary musician is putting his reclusive reputation to the side to celebrate the simultaneous release of two albums out this week : `` Art Official Age '' and `` PlectrumElectrum , '' his first studio albums since 2010 . `` Art Official Age '' is being billed as Prince 's latest solo effort , while `` PlectrumElectrum '' is the first release from his band 3rdEyeGirl . The former is described as a classic Prince album : `` A contemporary concoction of soul , R & B and funk , '' a recent press release said . The latter is a live band record , featuring the musician surrounded by three female rockers . The hitmaker kicked off the week with a party livestreamed on Yahoo Tuesday night , his only scheduled performance surrounding the release . Rapper of the moment Kendrick Lamar joined the Purple One on stage , and the event included a rare tour of Paisley Park , Prince 's legendary studio complex , where most of his recording over the years has taken place . The 90-minute event only contained three live performances , however . Prince also sought a greater social media influence , joining Facebook Tuesday to host a live Q & A with fans . The star might not have a full grasp on the requirements of being social online : It took Prince three hours to begin his answering duties , and he only ended up responding to one question . Prince now has 34 albums under his belt , but that does n't mean he ca n't use the extra push . The `` Purple Rain '' star has n't had a platinum album since 2004 's `` Musicology , '' and has n't had a song break the Top 40 since 1995 . But he has been a consistent touring artist , and appears to have used 2014 to get his brand back into the pop culture consciousness . Indeed , he 's been pretty un-reclusive so far this year . The Grammy winner kicked off the year with a guest star stint on the post-Super Bowl episode of `` New Girl , '' even releasing a duet with the show 's star , Zooey Deschanel . The appearance was followed by a sold-out European tour and a headlining gig at the Essence Festival in New Orleans in July . The release marks Prince 's return to Warner Bros. Records , which released many of the star 's early hits . It was that break-up that sent the musician to change his name to a symbol moniker . Prince now owns the masters to his Warner Bros. recordings in a deal he was able to work out with the label . `` Art Official Age '' and `` PlectrumElectrum '' are both available for streaming on Spotify .
Prince released `` PlectrumElectrum '' and `` Art Official Age '' this year . `` `` Art Official Age '' '' is considered classic Prince ; other is a band record from 3rdEyeGirl . Singer and guitarist has been active Tuesday .