Abolitionist Harriet Tubman is reimagined as a hip-hop artist in a new book that Bob the Drag Queen says ‘might sound like an SNL sketch . . . but it’s actually deeply respectful.’ ...

His debut novel imagines the abolitionist as a modern hip-hop artist, and he’s already writing a stage adaptation with a dream cast in mind.

BOB THE DRAG QUEEN: (Laughter). RASCOE: Now you can add one more thing to that list, author. Bob's new book is all about one of his idols, Harriet Tubman, who he's called the first Black superhero.

BOB THE DRAG QUEEN: (Laughter). RASCOE: Now you can add one more thing to that list, author. Bob's new book is all about one of his idols, Harriet Tubman, who he's called the first Black superhero. In ...