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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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.

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Kanye West is currently taking his Sunday Service across the country, putting gospel spins on hit records while spewing historically incorrect Black History facts. His white pastor is now claiming Yeezy is excited about reading the Bible and his newfound relationship with Christ.

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Cardi B is not one to bite her tongue when she feels she has been wronged. Last week, a clip of the “Press” rapper went viral calling out Access Hollywood for “manipulating her words” and wishing “they catch AIDS.” She has announced she is not apologizing either.

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Earlier this year in April, Google launched its celebrity cameo feature, kicking things off with the smooth vocals of John Legend. Today, the tech giant announced the next big name coming to your smartphone or Google Device, and its none other than Issa Rae.

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On the fence STILL about purchasing Mortal Kombat 11? Well, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios are giving folks an opportunity to try out the game this weekend for FREE 99.

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If you watch Black Ink Crew like we always do (peep our latest recap), Sky, one of the main stars of the show, is well-known for her antics. Over the weekend, TMZ shared a video of the head of Human Resources for the tattoo shop going on NYC taxi driver. In a rare move, Sky […]

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Someone has some serious explaining to do if they haven’t done so already. The University of Kansas is apologizing for a very sexually suggestive performance featuring Hip-Hop legend Snoop Dogg at its late-night event.