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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2 Chainz issues IG Live battle challenge to Meek Mill, the Philly rapper "respectfully bows out."

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Compton-born rapper, YG, is the latest celebrity to throw his name behind the conspiracy theory falsely linking 5G wireless service with the spread of the coronavirus.

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The NBA is desperately trying to find a way to keep folks entertained and its athletes playing during this coronavirus shutdown. The league's latest proposal could see its brightest stars competing in a game of H.O.R.S.E.

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Last week The REFORM Alliance announced its co-founders, JAY-Z and Meek Mill, partnered up with New York Times' best selling author Shaka Senghor to donate 100,000 surgical masks to prisons across the United States. The goal is to help inmates, correctional officers, and healthcare professionals.

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We're pretty sure you need something to do while in the crib, so this news will serve you well. Activision announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's multiplayer will be free starting Friday (Apr.3).

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At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, many believed that prisons would be hit hard by COVID-19. Popular podcaster and Twitter personality Taxstone shared a harrowing personal account of what life is like in jail during the outbreak.

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The Australian NBL has basically said to Ball and his manager that they have too much dip on their chip at the moment. Jackson announced on ESPN that he and his client purchased Ball's Australian team, the Illawarra Hawks. In a statement, the Hawks revealed the deal has not yet been finalized.

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Officially announced back on Tuesday (Mar.31), the NBA and NBPA have partnered with the popular video game franchise NBA 2K for a players-only tournament that will feature some of the NBA's brightest stars. Now we know all of the details of the competition that will go down on Friday on ESPN.

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Naughty Dog announced the unfortunate lousy news that did come with a silver lining. The good news the game is done, due to the massive spread of COVID-19 the studio feels the game will not be launched properly. 

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That's right folks Nikon wants to help you keep those photography skills sharp or learn a thing or two. Nikon USA is offering 10 classes from its online school free for all of April.

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The Labor Department is now reporting that 3.3 million number has vastly doubled, and a staggering 6.6 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits. The number blew away the estimated 3.1 million claims and show the economy is collapsing faster than initially predicted. 

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For those of you still wondering, yes Empire still comes on, and during last night's episode fans were told to “Get ready for the shocking final three episodes of Empire.” Deadline is reporting the episode that airs on April 21 will be the final one.