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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Rihanna is not the one to come for unless she sends for you. Her boyfriend, Hassan Jameel, learned that the hard way, apparently, when photos of the rumored off and now on again couple surfaced on Twitter engaged in a “heated” argument. 

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If you were one of those individuals hoping for a cheaper alternative to the popular but pricey Microsoft Surface Pro you’re prayers might have been answered. Today (July 10th) the tech giant unveiled the Microsoft Surface Go, a cheaper version of its favorite tablet/laptop the company hopes will compete with the Apple’s cheaper iPad or […]

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Snapchat is currently looking for ways to keep its faithful user’s interested in its app, and this latest feature might help. Snap knows its most famous feature is its lenses and today introduced a new lens explorer feature that will allow users to search for and unlock thousands of unique lenses created by Snapchat users […]

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At TennoCon 2018,, Warframe developer, Digital Extremes announced not one but two expansions coming soon for players with the added bonus of ship-to-ship combat.”Fortuna” is the follow-up to the “Plains of Eidolon” open-world update and will take gamers to Venus this go around. The second expansion called “Codename: Railjack” will allow players to experience ship-to-ship […]

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iPhone and iPad owners already put themselves in the upper echelon when it comes to smartphone ownership. A new study suggests that owning either one of those Apple products means that you’re rich. Economists from the University of Chicago point out that Apple’s iPhone is the most reliable indicator when it comes to determining if a […]

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When you opened your Timehop app today to travel back in time and see photos you shared, tweets you posted on this day, you might have noticed you were logged out. You might have been worried about losing your streak, but there was something far worse that could have been compromised. It turns out the […]

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Spotify’s reign at the top has come to an end according to an industry insider who spilled the beans to Digital Music News. The anonymous source, rumored to be a major U.S.-based distributor states that Apple Music has surpassed the streaming giant in the U.S.

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Samsung’s impressive run of reporting record profits in every quarter for the past year has come to an end. The reason behind the slump? Apparently, the company’s latest flagship phone the Samsung Galaxy S9 isn’t flying off the shelves like previous models.

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Are you tired of the same old color options that Apple always offers with their iPhones? Well if you are, this news may suit you well.

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Since its release last week, Fortnite’s Playground Mode got off to a very shaky start resulting in it being quickly snatched down. Epic Games has been keeping fans in the loop with updates as to when Playground Mode will return. We are happy to report, it has begun to roll out but in specific regions.

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No, it’s not the return to chronological order you have been screaming for, but this might end your suffering. If you suffer from FOMO (fear of missing out) every time you open your Instagram app, this latest feature hopes to quell that issue.

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The amount of petty on display in the season finale of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta was on another level. At the end of last week’s episode, Stevie turned on the creep squad signal, and Rich Dollaz answered swiftly to help the “good guy” take on Erica Mena.