(CNN) Lauren London broke her silence Tuesday and paid tribute to her longtime boyfriend Nipsey Hussle.

"I am completely lost. I've lost my best friend, my sanctuary, my protector, my soul," she wrote in an Instagram post.

"I'm lost without you. We are lost without you babe. I have no words."

The model and actress had been in a five-year relationship with the rapper, and had a young son with him named Kross.

They formed a tight-knit family with their son, Hussle's daughter from a previous relationship, and Cameron Carter, London's son with rapper Lil Wayne.

Read More