This is sad news, legendary musician and soul man Frankie Beverly has been diagnosed with throat cancer. Frankie Beverly was just honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. 

Here’s what a HSK is exclusively reporting :

“I learned about the diagnosis last November, when Frankie Beverly and Maze performed down here at the Civic Center.”

Story is still developing …stay tuned we have reached out to Frankie’s rep to confirm this devastating news, but no response back yet.

S/O to Jacky Jasper for the exclusive.