Shenseea in mourning following mother's death

Dancehall sensation Shenseea is in mourning today following the death of her mother.

Shenseea announced her mother's passing on Instagram this morning.

"Mommy my heart is BROKEN Mommy broken. i never knew I had this much tears until this day! I ask God for strength just strength. I love you Forever #RIP #RIP #RIP my mada and fada ina one!!! Jah know mi mada i'll never forget you EVER!" she wrote.

Shenseea did not reveal the cause of her

mother's death but the picture she posted indicates that her mother was in the hospital.

The 23-year-old singer, who never knew her father, was raised by her mother with whom she shared a close relationship.

In a May 2019 post on IG she said that her mother now lived with her and often posted that she is taking care of her mother who worked hard, juggling several jobs, to take care of her.

In a mini-documentary on Fader, she credited her mother for setting standards and teaching her how to be outspoken and headstrong.