LOCAL RAPPER Kris "Krystilez" Ancheta is heading down the home stretch toward the release of his new album, "The O," due in stores on Tuesday.

Never mind that Nas drops "Hip-Hop Is Dead" on the same day -- Ancheta is getting a lot of love from Hawaii fans, and says the time is right for other artists to step up and take advantage of increased exposure that local hip-hop has received in recent months.

Besides bombarding MySpace.com with promo bulletins and putting in work on the streets, he also recorded a music video for the single "Shake" with help from his label, Tiki Entertainment. Filmed at Panama Hattie's earlier this month, the video features appearances by Hot 93.9's Big Koa and Jimmy Taco, Power 104.3's Micah Banks, Sheena Sakai, Big Mox and fellow Tiki artists Spookahuna and Suga D. Local crews I-Deliver Entertainment, Stand Alone Entertainment, Funky4Corners and No Mercy Productions were also on hand to support ...