Erica Mena took to Instagram to announce the death of her son's father, Raul Conde, who was a member of Fat Joe's Terror Squad. 

Erica wrote, "You really were the one who put me in position to win. From the moment you laid eyes on me. Forget everything else. YOU knew that I would be the one that could and would. Thank you. I accomplished so much because of what you saw in me." 

She added, "I can’t thank you enough for giving me such a beautiful human being to be a mother too. The two of us both having to be hard all our life, we created such a beautiful , Gentle, Intelligent young man. You know I’m really gonna need you to help me up there. King graduates this year. We had our plans. Guide me please so I do everything right." 

Fat Joe and DJ Khaled also paid tribute to Raul, which you can check out above. 

Source: Instagram