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.

Marshawn Lynch might have returned to the NFL, but he’s still thinking long term when it comes to protecting his chicken.   Eagle-eyed fans noticed the running back in the nearly 3-minute trailer for the highly-anticipated third season of the HBO sci-fi series, Westworld. Lynch can be seen around 0:52 mark walking beside fellow co-star […]

Kyrie Irving’s inaugural Brooklyn Nets season has come to an end. The crafty point guard will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery the team’s general manager, Sean Marks, announced last night (Feb.20) to reporters. The decision was made after Irving “last few days visiting with a specialist.” specialist Marks disclosed.  “He’s obviously upset about this,” Marks went on […]

The Hip-Hop world is still processing and trying to make sense of the tragic death of Pop Smoke on Wednesday (Feb.20). Initially, it was being reported that Brooklyn rapper was the victim of a “home invasion” in the Hollywood Hills, now TMZ is exclusively reporting that surveillance footage tells a different story. The celebrity gossip […]

Throw 2020 in a bowl of rice already. TMZ broke the tragic news that rising Hip-Hop star Pop Smoke was shot and killed during an alleged home invasion. The shocking news of Pop Smoke born Bashar Jackson’s death is still being processed by many on social media and the Hip-Hop community.  TMZ shared that according to […]

When it comes to playing the titular comic book hero in films, it’s no easy job. Currently doing for press for his upcoming film The Way Back, Ben Affleck opened up about why he decided to step away from The Batman. Following the critically panned superhero team-up film, Justice League, Affleck was poised to don […]

Professional athletes always tell the best stories, especially former NBA players. Retired baller Kevin Garnett has a Showtime documentary on the way, and the first trailer has arrived, and based on what we see in it, Garnett is dropping a whole lot of uncut gems, see what we did there?

Colin Kaepernick put down the football and picked up a pen. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback turned activist announced that he is dropping a memoir that will be released later this year that 32-year-old professional athlete announced on Thursday (Feb.13). Also announced in the press release, Kaepernick Publishing, which was founded in 2019 has inked […]

Online sneaker marketplace, GOAT is steadily expanding its influence in the NBA.   It recently locked in Kyle Kuzma for a second-year with its exclusive partnership deal with the Los Angeles Laker star as well as another arrangement with the Brooklyn Nets organization. Now GOAT is happy to announce that rising NBA star, Rui Hachimura […]

The ongoing fallout from Gayle King’s interview with WNBA legend and good friend of Kobe Bryant, Lisa Leslie, continues.   Snoop Dogg is finally clarifying his initial statements that followed a clip from a CBS This Morning clip that featured Gayle King asking Lisa Leslie about her Bryant’s 2003 rape case. The fallout was immediate […]

On Hollywood’s biggest night, the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant’s absence was felt. It’s been about roughly 2 weeks since the tragic Calabasas, California helicopter crash that took the lives of Bryant, his daughter, and 7 other passengers, and the world is still mourning, especially those close to the basketball star. Sunday night (Feb. 9), iconic […]

Previously on Power, we followed the actions of one Councilman Tate leading up to the night James St. Patrick caught a bullet in his chest. We learned that despite having all the reasons in the world to kill Ghost, he wasn’t the triggerman, plus he got his political life back on track. We also discovered […]

It took a long time but WE. ARE. FINALLY. HERE. We had to endure some episodes that we could have passed on like the one entirely dedicated to Paz, but hopefully, we will be rewarded for our patience. With the final episode of Power literally just hours away (for those who didn’t watch the leak), we […]