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.

Imagine Chadwick Boseman not playing the role of *in our best Forest Whitaker Wakandan voice* the Bleck Pentha in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Sounds crazy, right? It could have happened if Boseman got the role he originally auditioned for. When it comes to the films in Disney/ Marvel Studios stable, we really don’t know much […]

Idris Elba played an indestructible thorn in the sides of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Jason Statham in the Fast & Furious spinoff, Hobbs & Shaw, this past summer. Deadline reports he will be saddling up and starring opposite Jonathan Majors in the all-Black western The Harder They Fall that will be galloping onto Netflix. JAY-Z […]

Despite the drama that happened just hours before his NFL workout on Saturday (Nov.16), Colin Kaepernick is now playing the waiting game. According to TMZ Sports, sources close to the quarterback revealed to them the video footage captured by Kap’s video team was quickly turned around and sent to all 32 NFL teams. The gossip […]

Hip-Hop legend Lil Kim stopped by Hollywood Unlocked and let it be known if you thinking about doing a film with her likeness in it, she has to have the final say on who portrays her.  The Queen Bee’s disdain for the 2009 Biggie Smalls biopic, Notorious, is no secret. When Melyssa Ford asked the […]

Earlier in the week, we learned that the product of Kanye West and Joel Osteen’s new friendship would be a visit from West at his Lakewood Church in Houston. According to TMZ, the holy spectacle will also feature a performance and is expected to draw a massive crowd, and to avoid pandemonium tickets will be […]

Christian Billionaire Rapper and future presidential candidate, Kanye West will reportedly be showcasing his devotion to the higher power in front of millions. TMZ is reporting that West has agreed to take the stage at televangelist, Joel Osteen’s ridiculously popular Sunday Service. According to the celebrity gossip site, since West has found God, both he […]

The Warrior just can’t seem to catch a break this season, no pun intended. According to Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher, Steph Curry is not going to see the court again this season after breaking his hand last week. Bucher reports a team source has revealed that the sharpshooter’s “fracture was worse than originally thought.” Curry’s […]

In more Kanye West news, the Jesus Is King rapper is not done talking by a long shot. While speaking at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival, the walking hypocrite announced that he is running for president in 2024. He also revealed before he does that he might change his name first. While on stage alongside YEEZY […]

 Kanye West has a lot to be thankful for. He has the number one album in the country with Jesus is King proving people still rock with, purchasing plenty of land in Wyoming, and according to the rapper, it’s all thanks to his buddy Donald Trump. During the New York Times’ Dealbook Conference in Manhattan […]

Last week, Hollywood lost one of the funniest and hardest-working men when John Witherspoon (77) died from cardiac arrest. The news of his passing shocked the entertainment world. All of his friends, family, and colleagues immediately shared how much of an impact he had on their lives. Tuesday (Nov.6) Black Hollywood’s elite and his family […]

Over the weekend, folks went cuckoo for the return of Popeyes’ chicken sandwich, the highly sought-after food item that allegedly “sold out” in the fast-food chains across the country. While the mad scramble to secure a one or in some cases two was utterly ridiculous, there were never really any reports of violence breaking out […]

On his 32nd birthday, Colin Kaepernick celebrated another revolution around the sun by helping those in need. Kap, his lady Nessa with the help of his Know Your Rights Camp, hit the streets of Oakland to feed and supply the homeless that live in the tent city. Colin and crew hit the streets early on […]