About Bernard "Beanz" Smalls

Meet Bernard Smalls, better known as Beanz. He is the Men's Lifestyle & Pop Culture writer for Cassius Life plus handles tech and video games for Hip-Hop Wired. Beanz has been with the company since 2019 and has been working as a writer for eight years. His favorite hobbies include video games, of course, and watching a lot of movies, mainly sci-fi. He also moonlights as a photographer in his spare time.

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By now, you should know that La La Anthony’s character on Power has gone to the “Big Rich Town” in the sky. Many fans of the show were happy to see her go mainly because of her questionable acting skills. La La clapped back at her haters during an interview on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast […]

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If you watch VH1’s Black Ink Crew shows like we do, then like us, sometimes you’re wondering where in the world are the tattoos. It looks like the network has heard our complaints and decided to drop a new digital spin-off series called Tattoo Tales that focuses solely on the art.

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Ubisoft’s open-world game Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is still going strong thanks to its solid post-launch content. If you’re still not sure if you want to be a Division Agent yet, this weekend is your perfect chance to take the game for a spin for free 99.

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DJ Khaled and Lil Yachty are no longer the only Hip-Hop superstars in Madden NFL 20. EA announced today that the living legend, Snoop Dogg will be a playable character in the fan-favorite sports video game.

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Earlier this month, NetherRealm announced Mortal Kombat 11 was getting a bevy of updates coming to the game, including the new character The Terminator T-800. Today (Oct.17), MK11 will get spooky thanks to a free Halloween themed in-game event.

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R&B recluse, Frank Ocean wants to provide a safe space for folks to party. His new club night that aims to do so is launching in New York City, Thursday (Oct.17).

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Amazon’s foray into the music business is nothing new. With this latest announcement, it just shows how serious the tech giant is about making its mark in the industry.

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You would have thought that iconic headphone brand, Beats By Dre, would have had a noise-canceling on-ear headphone already. But that was not the case, until now when the Apple-owned company announced it’s new Beats Solo Pro headset.

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Twitter is Donald Trump’s favorite weapon of choice when it comes to talking to loyal followers and dictating struggle policy. After Senator Kamala Harris called for his account to be suspended, Twitter has explained why it hasn’t and probably never will.

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Google didn’t let leaks ahead of its Pixel 4 hardware event steal its thunder. Yesterday (oct.15), the tech giant unveiled its worst-kept secret, the Gooogle Pixel 4/4XL. The company also had a few tricks up its sleeves, showing off new devices that sport some very intriguing new features.

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Chance the Rapper is having himself a pretty good month of October. His Netflix Hip-Hop talent show, Rhythm + Flow alongside Cardi B and T.I., is doing well. He kinda drove the boat with Megan Thee Stallion after rocking the BET Hip Hop Award’s stage. Now he just accomplished another life goal.

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It’s no secret Colin Kaepernick is being blackballed by the NFL. Since then, there have been a lot of claims being thrown out there. Tired of the BS, Team Kap issued a 2-page “fact” sheet to set the record straight.