newport was the first cigarette company to launch an advertising campaign targeting the afro american community....lots of pimps started to smoke them and the girls followed suit...
prior to newports....kools were the cigarettes of junkies and jazz musicians....
a few people tell me it's the menthol rush....
"it fills up your senses like a night in the forest"....
john denver describing the menthol rush....
actual quote from a druggie....